Some residents say closing the city’s neighborhood ward polling places could suppress voting by making it harder for poor or elderly people, or those who do not drive, to get to the Civic Center.
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Pittston voters elect Holzinger to Select Board
About 400 voters filled the Town Office on Tuesday to cast their ballots.
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Nomination papers available for Wilton Select Board, Mt. Blue school board seats
The papers are due back to the Town Office by April 11.
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Carrabassett Valley to vote on budget and building a nine-hole golf course
The election of officers at the annual town meeting will be held 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Town Office, and the annual town meeting to take up 34 warrant articles will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center.
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A Frenchville Republican challenges Susan Collins
Susan Collins will face at least one primary challenger if she opts to run for reelection in 2026
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Skowhegan election results: Whitney Cunliffe defeats 3 others
Voters on Tuesday chose Whitney Cunliffe to serve the remainder of a term that runs through June 2026.
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Skowhegan special election draws 4 candidates
Amanda Bisol, Whitney Cunliffe, Ester Franklin and John Grohs are set to appear on the ballot.
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Rift in private Fairfield Facebook group leaves some residents feeling left out
The private 6,600-member group “Fairfield Maine Our Community Group,” overseen by Fairfield resident Casey Begin, has become a source of community information sharing but has banned some community members.
Posted inElection 2024, Elections, Local Elections, Politics
Voter ID law may be on Maine ballot next year
The citizen-initiated referendum question would ask whether people should be required to show photo identification in order to vote in Maine.
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New Vineyard receives all 131 requested absentee ballots back
Voting results for the town of New Vineyard.