Fair Elections Portland seeks to strengthen the voices of the people in Portland by reducing the influence of big money in local campaigns and ensuring that elected officials represent a true majority of voters.

This spring and summer, their volunteers will be collecting signatures in support of two initiatives, to be included on the November 2019 ballot:

• Establish a public funding system for school board, city council, and mayoral candidates,stemming the tide of big money’s influence and enabling more candidates to run competitive races.

• Expand Ranked Choice Voting to school board and city council races, ensuring winning candidates represent a true majority of voters.

Fair Elections Portland is a campaign of the League of Women Voters of Maine and Maine Citizens for Clean Elections.