Maine law requires local election officials to match the signature on your absentee ballot application to your absentee ballot.
Election 2020
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville Senior High students march to raise importance of voter registration
“Because we’re not 18 yet, we wanted to be able to do something to advocate for voting in our community,” said Inga Zimba, a Waterville High School student who helped organize an event on Tuesday to promote voter registration.
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Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Former councilor, drug recovery advocate, seek at-large spot on Augusta City Council
Harold Elliott and Courtney Allen are vying for an at-large city council seat being vacated by Darek Grant.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Find out how people are voting early across the nation
All U.S. states and the District of Columbia offer voters a way to submit a ballot before Election Day. Here’s a state-by-state guide.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Sign, sealed, delivered: How ballot drop boxes work
Dozens of Maine cities and towns have installed secure absentee ballot drop boxes to help voting go smoothly.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. Angus King: Why Joe Biden deserves your vote for president
Biden with help bridge the divide that President Trump has made deeper, the independent Maine senator writes.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania to accept ballots
Republicans had sought to block the state court’s ruling that mail-in ballots could be accepted if they were postmarked by the time polls close on Election Day.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville mayoral candidates debate school budget, downtown revitalization
Democrat Jay Coelho and Independent Phil Bofia talked mayoral topics in a debate hosted by the Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Three-way race for selectman seat in Randolph
Incumbent Matthew Drost is being challenged by Andrew Pitteroff and Valerien Bolduc for a seat on the Randolph Board of Selectmen.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County probate judge Libby Mitchell running for reelection against Kevin Sullivan
Mitchell, a Democrat, is completing her first term as probate judge in Kennebec County; Sullivan, a Republican, declined to be interviewed for this story.