Municipal clerks say it’s hard to tell whether political factors are driving the increase, but some voters who request absentee ballots simply like the convenience of not having to show up on Election Day.
Scott Thistle
Scott Thistle is the State House reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He has covered politics and government in Maine since 2006. Prior to that he served as the State House reporter for the Duluth News Tribune in Duluth, Minnesota. A Maine native, Thistle has worked in journalism since 1990, when he got his start at a weekly newspaper in rural Oxford County, Maine. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and an active volunteer with the National Ski Patrol. He resides with his wife, Amy and his two sons Finn and Kai, in Auburn, Maine.
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Deadline for requesting absentee ballots is Thursday in Maine
Ballots must be returned to the voting place or city clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6.
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House speaker says if legislator broke gun law, he should resign ‘immediately’
State fish and game records show Rep. Jeffrey Pierce has tagged deer, moose and turkey using firearms, while he is prohibited from possessing guns because of a felony drug conviction.
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Records show state lawmaker with felony conviction has hunted game with guns
Rep. Jeff Pierce, R-Dresden, is prohibited from possessing firearms because of his 1983 conviction, but he currently holds a firearms hunting permit for deer, state records show.
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Front-runners in governor’s race outline differences on drug crisis
Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills, as well as independents Terry Hayes and Alan Caron, also take on abortion and health care as they debate for the second time this week.
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Shawn Moody says he wants Maine to be ‘Staycationland’ instead of ‘Vacationland’
The Republican candidate for governor rolls out his plan for boosting the state’s economy during a visit to an awning maker in Auburn.
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Messing with beaver traps turns into campaign mud in state Senate race
Saying it’s payback for Democrats, a challenger unearths a state senator’s Class E crime conviction.
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Moody set to announce his economic plan for Maine
The Republican candidate for governor and auto body entrepreneur will discuss the plan during a visit to an Auburn building products company Thursday.
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Democrats outpacing Republicans in early absentee voting in Maine
Experts say that doesn’t translate into victory at the polls, but it does enable parties to identify where to concentrate their get-out-the-vote efforts on Election Day.
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Moody camp doubts poll showing Mills with 8-point lead in race for governor
The online poll has the Democrat leading her Republican opponent, but his campaign dismisses the results because the pollsters have strong ties to the Maine Democratic Party.