The Department of Justice says the detailed data is needed to ensure Maine is accurately maintaining its voter rolls. But Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, says the DOJ is overstepping its bounds as part of a "fishing expedition.

Regarding the Sept. 4 report, “West Gardiner’s clerk broke Maine election law, and the state can’t do anything”— as a resident of West Gardiner for almost 20 years, I find this revelation disturbing.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has rejected a second request from the U.S. Department of Justice asking for personal Maine voter data.

Maine's top election official has rejected another request from the Trump administration to turn over the state's voter registration data, criticizing the demands as a "fishing expedition" that would compromise voters' personal information.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Monday in a letter that she has ‘grave concerns’ about the Trump administration's second demand for about 1 million voters’ birth dates, addresses and other data.

In Maine, this is defined by displaying campaign materials within 250 feet of a voting place on Election Day or during absentee voting. This is a Class E crime, which is a misdemeanor and carries a penalty of up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

In local elections, town officials are left to enforce many of Maine's election laws — and sometimes, they don't.

The State House is seen in Augusta, Maine on June 9, 2011. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine can't enforce a voter-approved foreign election interference law that a federal appeals court said likely violates the Constitution by limiting political donations.