Shenna Bellows is advising voters to return their ballots via drop boxes or in-person in order to give themselves greater certainty that their ballot will be received and to lighten the load on the Postal Service.
Politics
Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Here are the 10 biggest spenders in Maine’s legislative races
Most of the spending is going into Senate races.
advertisement
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats
Pennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous implications in a state decided by narrow margins the past 2 presidential elections.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Gwen Walz cancels campaign trip to Maine
The Harris-Walz campaign did not provide a reason for canceling the visit Tuesday, which it announced last week.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Bucking national trends, a third of Maine towns still count ballots by hand
Maine’s other municipalities use voting tabulation devices, which studies have shown are faster and more accurate.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republicans and Democrats prepare for long legal battles over 2024 election results
While partisan battles over voting rules have long been part of presidential campaigns, election litigation has soared in recent years.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Residents of politically divided Hampden tread carefully with their neighbors
The suburb of Bangor is known for its good schools and quieter pace of life, but its demographics have been changing in recent years, bringing with it a tension that lives mostly beneath the surface.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Residents of ‘very purple’ Berwick just try to get along
Like other places in Maine and around the country, voters here list the economy, cost of living and taxes as among their biggest concerns.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News
With an eye on House majority, Democrats mull ways to ‘fix Congress’
With Election Day nearing and the Democrats within a few seats of the majority, some see a chance to try to fix what’s broken by taking up a reform push they started after winning the majority six years ago – but clearly never finished.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
A failed mic leaves Donald Trump pacing the stage in silence for nearly 20 minutes
It was the second time in a week that one of his events was interrupted.