Three other local positions are unopposed and three more have no candidates. Residents to choose path forward on medical marijuana facilities in town. Voting will take place 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the portable building at 571 Lakeview Drive.
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Thursday last day for no-questions-asked Maine absentee ballots
After that, voters will need to show extenuating circumstances to request an absentee ballot for Tuesday’s election.
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PAC that Sara Gideon ran is fined $500 for campaign finance violations in 2016
Gideon, Maine’s House speaker and a 2020 challenger to Sen. Susan Collins, had previously admitted to the violations, but Republicans draw attention to the complaint in a new ad.
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Ethics commission to take up complaints in Portland mayoral race after election
But its executive director said that a PAC formed to oppose Mayor Ethan Strimling’s re-election was late to file reports and could face over $7,000 in fines, while a complaint against Strimling’s campaign was unsubstantiated.
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Three vie for two Oakland council seats; four other races uncontested
Incumbent Council Chair and state Rep. Mike Perkins is running against David Groder and Gerald Harrington for two council spots. Councilor Harold Buzzell will leave his post after his term expires at the end of the year.
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Voters to decide fate of Monmouth elementary school
While at the polls Nov. 5, residents will also be surveyed on their thoughts about the middle school.
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Portland mayoral candidates hitting fundraising records
Three of the 4 contenders have raised almost $360,000 combined, and 2 have significant cash on hand to get their messages out during the final week of the campaign.
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Money from away piles up in U.S. Senate race
The most recent campaign finance reports show that out-of-state donors made the vast majority of contributions of $200 or more to the campaigns of Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Sara Gideon.
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AP Interview: Biden undeterred by rival Warren’s ascendancy
AP Interview: Joe Biden tells The Associated Press in an interview that he’s undeterred by the ascendancy of Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren
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Scandal brings election risk for rising Democratic star
California Rep. Katie Hill, a rising Democratic star, is embroiled in controversy and a looming congressional investigation into her private life has put her re-election at risk