AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate has voted to put off a decision on whether to put Maine among the states that hold presidential primaries instead of caucuses.
After a debate Wednesday, senators gave initial approval to a committee-approved change that calls for a presidential primary bill to be submitted to the next Legislature in 2013.
Senate President Kevin Raye’s original bill would not have had any effect in this presidential-election year anyway because it was submitted too late. The bill surfaced following widespread criticism among Republicans about how their party’s caucuses were handled in February.
Raye, a Perry Republican, says his proposal would encourage voter participation. His bill faces additional House and Senate votes.
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With 40% of Maine voters choosing not to align themselves with either criminal syndicate, the last thing the taxpayers need is a partisan primary election to pay for.
Raye was up to his neck in the caucus scandal and had to do something quick to divert attention, even though he and everyone else knew this bill had no chance of success.
Good.
The State needs to know if the last one was all Charley’s fault, or not.
Sorry Charley.
Since when does Raye want to encourage voter participation?