The Legislature will vote Wednesday on whether to approve the new maps.
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Republican review finds no proof Arizona election stolen from Trump
The report was an embarrassing end to a widely criticized, and at times bizarre, quest to prove allegations that election officials and courts have rejected.
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Plan keeps Waterville in 1st Congressional District while Augusta would move out
In a compromise deal, Republicans and Democrats negotiating the new lines for Maine congressional districts have agreed to keep Waterville in the more southern 1st District while moving the state capital to the 2nd.
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Republican Chuck Grassley, 88, to seek an 8th U.S. Senate term
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator.
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Proposals would shift legislative districts, but critics say details are lacking
Proposals by Republicans and Democrats to redraw Maine’s 2 congressional districts and 35 state Senate districts are criticized for lacking details to show voters how boundaries would shift.
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Proposals would shift Augusta, and maybe Waterville, to 2nd Congressional District
Maps showing how Republicans and Democrats want to change Maine’s two U.S. Congressional districts and 35 state Senate districts were released late Thursday for voters to contemplate.
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As deadline nears, panel provides no details for redrawing Maine’s voting districts
The special legislative commission had little for the public to weigh in on Friday when it held its first public hearing on the redistricting.
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Panel to shed light on its plan to rebalance Maine’s voting districts
Maine’s congressional districts are about to get a makeover, as a legislative commission contemplates how to move about 23,300 voters out of what is now the 1st District in response to the latest federal census.
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Panel that will redraw Maine’s voting districts meets Friday
The reapportionment commission is responsible for redrawing congressional and legislative districts based on new U.S. Census data.
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Republican announces 1st District campaign against Rep. Pingree
Ed Thelander, a retired Navy SEAL from Bristol, announced he will challenge incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree, who is serving her seventh term, in 2022.