Gov. Paul LePage’s former press secretary, now a Bangor real estate agent, faces two foes in the July 14 Republican primary in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
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Flood of absentee ballots could delay primary election results
Maine voters have already requested more than 100,000 absentee ballots for the July 14 primary, and local election officials say it will be a ‘daunting’ task to process those ballots so that results are known on election night.
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Trump returns to campaign trail at Tulsa rally, but supporters share venue with empty seats
A pre-rally outdoor event is cancelled, and the campaign says six members of the president’s advance team have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond calls on state to put her on ballot
A Portland independent filed a civil rights suit claims that because of the pandemic, Maine should ‘do the right thing’ and waive its normal signature collection requirements.
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Portland gets flood of prospective poll workers as late recruitment push pays off
After the City Council postponed its decision on consolidating polling places and called for a final effort to recruit poll workers, over 100 people applied in the hours after the effort began Monday night.
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Voters will see polling places transformed next month
Officials are trying to make sure everything goes well during the July 14 primary, which will be the first statewide election since the pandemic hit.
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‘It’s broken:’ Fears grow about strength of U.S. voting system
Fears are mounting that several battleground states are not prepared to administer problem-free elections during the pandemic.
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Requests for absentee ballots in Maine up threefold from 2016
Nearly 40,000 Maine voters have already requested ballots for the July 14 primary election.
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U.S. Senate candidate complains that pandemic politics are unfair
U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond has 2,500 of the 4,000 voter signatures she needs to get on the ballot, but securing the rest in a time of social distancing will be tricky.
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North Carolina says Republicans need safety plan with ‘several scenarios’ for convention
North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen requested a written COVID-19 safety plan Monday from the CEO of the Republican National Convention.