The League of Women Voters of Maine and Maine Citizens for Clean Elections have announced their intention to hire a joint Executive Director to lead the two organizations through 2018 and beyond. Gary Friedmann, MCCE Board President, announced this historic development: “G iven the deep and longstanding connections that bind MCCE and LWVME, and our uniquely complementary strengths and resources, this is an exciting development in our rich history together. This collaboration is an important step toward increasing the scope of our work and our impact as we continue to engage with the many pressing issues confronting our democracy.”
Jill Ward, LWVME Board President, said: “Although our state and nation face profound challenges, organization such as LWVME and MCCE have risen to the occasion, effectively employing tremendous resources of experience, knowledge, and citizen - powered action. Taking our partnership to this new level allows us to build upon decades of successful advocacy and public education work that has distinguis hed both organizations. Pooling our strengths will ensure that long into the future we will continue to provide an ever more effective response to the challenges that confront our system of self - government.”
Both organizations are committed to achieving the full potential of democratic self - government enshrined in our nation’s founding principles , yet to be fully realized.
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