The reversal reflects a sense of rising urgency as polls tighten just a month before Election Day.
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Scott B. Taylor, Maine House 84
Social media accounts https://www.facebook.com/ScottTaylor4Maine/ Occupation: Retired Education: High School Graduate Community Organizations: West Gardiner Volunteer Fire department (42 years) Cobbosseecontee Snowmobile Club (24 years) Personal information (hobbies, etc.): I like hunting, fishing, boating, swimming, snowmobiling, flying, and making all of my own repairs on my house, cars, boats snowmobiles and equipment. Family status: Married with […]
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William Clardy, Maine House 85
Social media accounts https://www.facebook.com/ClardyforMaine Occupation: Database Developer Education: Some (eight years-plus) of undergraduate courses Community Organizations: None currently Personal information (hobbies, etc.): I’m an Army veteran (technically, a retired first lieutenant) and a third-generation volunteer firefighter (when I’ve been living in places that have volunteer fire departments). I have two grown sons (who currently live […]
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Maine’s high court denies request to put ranked-choice decision on hold
The Maine Republican Party wants to ask the federal courts to consider First Amendment arguments in a case that allows for ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
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Waterville mayoral candidates debate taxes, education, ‘political elites’
Phil Bofia and Jay Coelho, each a former city councilor in Waterville, square off Wednesday night in a televised debate at the Fairfield Community Center.
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Trump, Biden snipe from road and rails after debate chaos
The president and his Democratic challenger are competing for working-class voters in the Midwest.
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Judge declines to intervene on Maine’s absentee ballot rules
Justice William Stokes finds that changing the rules so close to the election would not be in the public interest, and that the state’s existing rules present no irreparable harm to voters.
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Presidential debate outsiders still ready to rumble for Maine votes
A trio of presidential contenders on Maine’s ballot said voters deserve to hear from more than just Trump and Biden.
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Debate commission plans to change format to avoid a second ‘embarrassment’
Moderator Chris Wallace struggled to gain control of the debate in Cleveland because of frequent interruptions, primarily by President Trump.
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Early in-person voting to begin Monday in Portland and other Maine communities
Votes can be cast at the city clerk’s temporary office in Merrill Auditorium. Other cities, including Lewiston, are expected to begin allowing in-person voting as well.