Take a look at the resources & research collected by commissioners for various proposals.

  • Proportional Ranked Choice Voting

    Includes memos from League of Women Voters as well as videos and reading about different Proportional Voting methods.

  • Governance Model

    Includes various memos, articles, and notes from interviews about different forms of municipal government.

  • Participatory Budgeting

    Links & resources about Participatory Budgeting.

  • School Board & Council Vacancies

    Legal memos & research about other Maine cities.

  • Preamble + Land Acknowledgement

    Resources about indigenous land acknowledgement best practices.

  • School Budget + Capital Improvement Plan

    Research, memos, and information about school budget processes for both School Budget Autonomy and Capital Improvement Plan proposals.

  • Public Advocate

    While this proposal never made it out of committee, here are some limited research materials about the subject.

  • Clean Elections

    Research, presentations, academic articles about various public elections financing programs.

  • Universal Resident Voting

    Academic articles, legal memos and other research about non-citizen voting throughout US history.

  • Council + School Board Redistricting

    Academic research, especially on impact of at-large vs district elections in-terms of representation for minority voices.

  • Council Pay

    Research about comparable city council stipends.

  • Ethics Commission

    Academic research and information about local ethics practices in Maine.

  • Civilian Police Review Board

    Research, Resources, and Reports about civilian oversight of police both locally and nationally.