đź‘€Via Democracy Docket:
NEW: #Maine House passes a bill to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a workaround to the Electoral College where participating states pledge to award all of their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote.
Currently, 16 states & D.C. — totaling 205 Electoral College votes — are members of the compact. If the legislation advanced out of the Maine House today becomes law, that number would rise to 209. (1/2)
👉🏼"In voting news, #Maine has become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote compact, which could transform the way presidents are elected in the United States. Sixteen states and Washington, D.C., have now pledged to award their combined 209 electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the nationwide popular vote. The compact will only go into effect once supporters of the compact control at least 270 votes." https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/17/headlines/maine_joins_national_popular_vote_compact
Do y'all know about the North-South Rail Link, proposed to go through #Boston?
#Trains #Transit #Massachusetts #NSRL #Maine #NewHampshire #NewEngland #Amtrak #MAPoli #MBTA #Poll
104 miles ride from Newburyport MA to Portland ME
Lunch at Ogunquit. A cute little town, maybe 1/5 of size of Provincetown ;)
Stopped at Nubble light house. Old Orchard Beach is like a theme park for heterosexual people, which I think ruins the beautiful coastline and beach. The bathroom there is interesting though.
#cycling #cyclist #maine #Ogunquit
