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PublishedMarch 19, 2025
Augusta again considers whether to consolidate voting at Civic Center
Some residents say closing the city's neighborhood ward polling places could suppress voting by making it harder for poor or elderly people, or those who do not drive, to get to the Civic Center.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2024
As Trump celebrates national victory, Harris declared winner in Maine
The final call for Maine came Wednesday afternoon, when Trump already had declared victory and Harris had conceded the race.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2024
More than 1/3 of Mainers don’t feel confident about integrity of presidential election, report says
While 60% of Mainers said they were confident that votes will be accurately tallied, 35% said they disagreed.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2024
Bucking national trends, a third of Maine towns still count ballots by hand
Maine’s other municipalities use voting tabulation devices, which studies have shown are faster and more accurate.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2024
Republicans and Democrats prepare for long legal battles over 2024 election results
While partisan battles over voting rules have long been part of presidential campaigns, election litigation has soared in recent years.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2024
Early voting now underway across Maine
All communities are required to offer in-person absentee voting starting Monday through Oct. 31. Municipalities are also starting to mail absentee ballots to people who have requested them.
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PublishedMay 18, 2024
Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes center of Republicans’ talking points
In recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. has erupted into a leading election-year talking point for Republicans.
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Republicans scrutinize voting rolls and prepare for mass challenges ahead of election
The effort is nationwide, and in February, a federal appeals court ruled that Maine had to release its voter rolls to the Public Interest Legal Foundation.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2024
Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation
Crystal Mason did not know that being on probation for a previous felony conviction left her ineligible to vote in 2016.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2024
Even voters in independent-minded Maine are taking sides in a polarized nation
Independents have the opportunity to shape the outcome of Maine's Super Tuesday primaries, casting votes for the first time after the state loosened its rules to allow independents to vote in presidential contests.
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