In most cases, votes for write-in candidates are only counted if they filed a declaration of write-in candidacy.
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Question 1 would limit access for Indigenous voters in Maine, Wabanaki advocates say
The ballot measure would not allow for use of tribal IDs when voting, creating ‘incongruency’ in the law, according to Maine’s secretary of state.
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Maine voters can now request absentee ballots for November election
Voters can also register to vote and change their party status on the secretary of state’s website.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
State election directors fear the Postal Service can’t handle expected crush of mail-in ballots
State election directors from across the country have voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official that they’re worried that too many ballots won’t be delivered in time to be counted in November.
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Bill would audit Maine election results as a way to promote voter confidence
The legislation is supported by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who says Maine should join 34 other states and increase transparency in elections.
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Our View: Maine’s COVID ballot rules should outlive the pandemic
Early processing of absentee ballots has been proven to aid a smooth election and should be the standard going forward.
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Bill to give Maine clerks more time to process absentee ballots is opposed by some Republicans
The measure would give town clerks more time to process absentee ballots, but vote counting would still not begin until Election Day.
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Maine lawmakers seek more than a dozen changes to state election laws
Lawmakers from both parties are proposing reforms that could change the way Maine votes, including modifications made in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Irregularities, vote counting problems all but nonexistent in Maine
Fears of voter intimidation, given such a highly polarized electorate, also were unfounded on Election Day.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, News, Politics
Nearly half of registered Mainers have voted, and absentee ballots keep pouring in
More than 477,000 absentee ballots had been received – by mail, drop box or in-person voting – as of Friday afternoon as a record number of Mainers use the process during the COVID-19 pandemic.