Podcast: Absentee voting, gun safety and why mutual aid isn’t enough

About this episode

Esther and Ben discuss absentee voting and gun safety in the context of upcoming referendums in Maine.

Election Day is just around the corner, and Esther and Ben are back to remind Mainers to protect absentee voting by casting a “no” vote on Question 1. On the other statewide referendum, Question 2, they are voting “yes” to make it easier for law enforcement to remove firearms from people who pose a danger… The post Podcast: Absentee voting, gun safety and why mutual aid isn’t enough first appeared on Maine Beacon.

People in this episode

Host: Esther

Topics covered

• absentee voting
• gun safety
• mutual aid
• elections
• law enforcement

Keywords

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Election Day
• firearms removal
• Mainers

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