Why are Vermont and Maine outliers? They share several characteristics that make voting by prisoners less controversial. Incarcerated people can only vote by absentee ballot in the place where they ...

Meanwhile, Maine and Vermont remain unique ... productive members of society." Not everyone supports letting inmates or even formerly incarcerated people vote. Nationwide, Republicans have ...

Many aspects of voting in Maine are among the most progressive in the country. It pioneered ranked-choice voting. It’s the only place besides Vermont and Washington ... to begin the voting process.