ME-SEN: Maine Democrats can vote from home for the delegates who will pick Platner's replacement

[RandySF]

Every registered Democrat in Maine will be able to vote in upcoming county caucuses for delegates who will choose Graham Platner’s replacement as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. They don’t have to attend this weekend’s county meetings virtually or in person to vote.

Because of the heightened interest in participating — and the importance of voting following the fatal shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero on Monday — the Maine Democratic Party is allowing all verified voters to cast their ballots securely from home, and extending the deadline to register.

More than 11,000 Democrats have already been pre-verified by the state party to vote in county meetings, including nearly 4,000 Maine Democrats seeking to serve as delegates, according to the announcement.

“This voting process has been envisioned from the start, and is even more important given this week’s violence and continued threats to our most vulnerable communities,” the party said in an announcement Thursday evening.



https://mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine-democrats-can-vote-from-home-for-the-delegates-who-will-pick-platners-replacement/

[SSJVegeta]

1. Cool!

I guess democracy can be as quick or slow as we need it to be as long as we put our minds to it.

[MichMan]

2. If everyone is allowed to vote from home for delegates, why not just let everyone vote for the actual candidates?

[RandySF]

3. I suspect because it will be easier to cast and count each round of balloting in person.

[MikeyDi]

4. That's where my thoughts went.....

We want the voters choice....of the hand-selected party insiders who will choose the nominee.

(Don't misread this as any kind of endorsement of anyone or any specific platform).