Maine Bill To Re-Label “Unenrolled” Voters as “Independent” Voters, Dies

March 16th, 2009

A bill pending in the Maine legislature, LD 3, has made no progress by certain legislative deadlines, and is therefore dead. It would have said that the term for voters who are not registered in a qualified party is “Independent Voter”, not “Unenrolled voter.”

4 Responses to “Maine Bill To Re-Label “Unenrolled” Voters as “Independent” Voters, Dies”

  1. Darryl W. Perry Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am

    Why would REGISTERED voters that choose not to be a member of a party be listed as “unenrolled”?

  2. Glaivester Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    Because they are “not enrolled” in a party. You apparently are not “enrolled” to vote buyt “registered.”

    So it’s a big semantics game.

  3. Darryl W. Perry Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    You do not “enroll” in a party, either – so much for semantics.
    Alabama registers voters by “Race”, not party – thanks, in part, to the Voting Rights Act.

  4. Jim Riley Says:
    March 17th, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    Maybe they should change it to “unenthralled”