The rapper has already qualified to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate in several states, including Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Utah.
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Three-candidate race for town council district 3 seat highlight of Winslow ballot
The district 1 seat is also being contested with two candidates vying for the position.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Court puts brakes on decision to allow ranked-choice veto question in November
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court still must rule on an underlying appeal of Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s decision to invalidate signatures on a people’s veto petition.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
McConnell says Senate to vote on ‘targeted’ virus aid package
Some Republican senators with close reelection races are anxious to respond further to the pandemic, but Democrats are insisting on more sweeping relief.
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Trump considers pumping up to $100 million of his own cash into race, sources say
It would be unprecedented for an incumbent president to put his own money toward winning a second term.
Posted inElections, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta moves Ward 1 polling location to Augusta State Armory
City officials are also seeking poll workers, enough to cover four polling locations, since councilors rejected a proposal to consolidate the polls to one location.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns
The bipartisan unity that drove almost $3 trillion in COVID-19 rescue legislation has been replaced by a return to Washington dysfunction.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
COVID-19 vaccine latest flashpoint in White House campaign
The back-and-forth played out on Labor Day, the traditional start of the two-month sprint to the election.
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In battleground states, absentee ballot rejections could triple
An AP analysis finds that such disenfranchisement this year could substantially outstrip what the last presidential election saw.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump, Biden spar over economy, workers in Labor Day blitz
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence each campaigned in Wisconsin, a state that Trump narrowly won in 2016.