Take a look at the resources & research collected by commissioners for various proposals.
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Proportional Ranked Choice Voting
Includes memos from League of Women Voters as well as videos and reading about different Proportional Voting methods.
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Governance Model
Includes various memos, articles, and notes from interviews about different forms of municipal government.
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Participatory Budgeting
Links & resources about Participatory Budgeting.
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School Board & Council Vacancies
Legal memos & research about other Maine cities.
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Preamble + Land Acknowledgement
Resources about indigenous land acknowledgement best practices.
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School Budget + Capital Improvement Plan
Research, memos, and information about school budget processes for both School Budget Autonomy and Capital Improvement Plan proposals.
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Public Advocate
While this proposal never made it out of committee, here are some limited research materials about the subject.
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Clean Elections
Research, presentations, academic articles about various public elections financing programs.
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Universal Resident Voting
Academic articles, legal memos and other research about non-citizen voting throughout US history.
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Council + School Board Redistricting
Academic research, especially on impact of at-large vs district elections in-terms of representation for minority voices.
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Council Pay
Research about comparable city council stipends.
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Ethics Commission
Academic research and information about local ethics practices in Maine.
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Civilian Police Review Board
Research, Resources, and Reports about civilian oversight of police both locally and nationally.