Win Some, Lose Some!

Today, we had a BIG win for privacy when the house passed LD 236, otherwise known as the drone bill! We were excited to see that 108 House members voted to require warrants for law enforcement use of drone surveillance. We will wait for the Senate to engross the bill but for now, we feel hopeful that this is well on its way to the Governor's desk.

Sadly, we lost the opportunity to amend Maine's constitution to allow for true early voting. LD 156, would have allowed town's to adopt early voting, allowing for voters to cast ballots in person right away, according to their town's process. No town or city would have been mandated to adopt early voting - and the issue would have gone out to voters to finally decide if it had passed. Because it was a constitutional amendment, the bill needed 2/3rds of the House to pass. We came short by just 6 votes. 

Win some, lose some. That's what happens here. But as we wait in the Senate for the next steps to be taken to protect the privacy of Mainers, today feels like a victory overall.