Our elections should not be for sale to foreign governments or billionaire donors. Maine must belong to Mainers. The buying of our elections by foreign powers and billionaire donors is an urgent matter that must be addressed.

On Tuesday, you can help us to stop foreign governments and wealthy campaign contributors from buying our elections. Upon exiting your polling location on Election Day, please sign the petition that is being circulated by volunteers with Protect Maine Elections to place a question on the November 2022 statewide ballot to eliminate foreign influence and corruption in our elections.

Earlier this year, each of us introduced similar  bills in the Legislature to address concerns by Mainers about foreign interference in our elections. We worked with colleagues from both political parties and members of the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee to develop a bipartisan compromise bill that would address these serious and time-sensitive concerns.

This proposal passed both chambers of the Maine Legislature…