Democracy Forum

Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Participatory Democracy: Election Reflections 2020 We will talk about the November 3 general election What just happened here in Maine and around the country What went right, what went wrong What it says about the future of our democracy Guests b: Shelly Crosby, Orono Town Clerk and president of the Maine Town and City Clerks Association Matthew Dunlap, Maine Secretary of State Amy Fried, John Mitchell Nickerson Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine Jill Goldthwait, Columnist and former independent Maine State Senator Meg McCormick, Maine Director & New England Coordinator, Campus Election Engagement To learn more about this topic: Half of Americans Don’t Vote. What Are They Thinking? Colin Woodard in Politico, February 2020 College Students, Voting and the COVID-19 Election, Knight Foundation, August 2020 The 100 Million Project: The Untold Story of American Non-Voters, Knight Foundation Polarization and th