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Election 2020
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, Politics
Political mail piling up across Maine in unusual election year
Campaign mailers, many of them negative, are increasingly popular as the COVID-19 pandemic limits door-knocking and huge sums of money flood into Maine from out of state.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our Endorsements: Pingree, Golden best choices for Congress
The two Democrats reflect the diverse interests of their very different districts.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: This is what teen democracy looks like
Just when Maine needs them most, high schoolers rise to the occasion as election workers.
Posted inElection 2020, Politics
Maine’s historic ranked vote could play big role in election
The method appears on ballots in a presidential race for the first time in U.S. history this fall.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Harry Reid says Biden should end Senate filibuster after three weeks
The former Senate leader says if Democrats win the presidency and the Senate, only a short test of bipartisanship is warranted.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
The Needle goes away as probability experts assess 2020 race
Probability estimates for the 2020 U.S. presidential election are still being made, but one fixture of the 2016 cycle won’t make a return.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Local Elections, Nation & World, News, Politics, Uncategorized
How do Maine’s voting machines work? Can they be hacked?
Here’s what you need to know about the technology that Maine uses to count votes on Election Day.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s high court rules absentee ballots must be received by Election Day
The court sided with Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office in rejecting a push to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots that arrive late.
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Nearly a third of Maine voters have already cast absentee ballots
More than 345,000 absentee ballots have been returned so far, according to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap.