Concerns that polling places wouldn’t have enough help on Nov. 3 have been eased by a wave of new volunteers and an increase in absentee voting. Here’s what you need to know about polling workers in Maine.
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How to avoid signature problems when you vote absentee
Maine law requires local election officials to match the signature on your absentee ballot application to your absentee ballot.
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Florida begins early voting with no major problems
The most populous counties had wait times of 15 minutes or less, although a few sites reported waits of up to 90 minutes.
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November election may test Maine’s ballot supply
Polling places can get permission to photocopy ballots if supplies run low, but that will slow the count because copies can’t be fed into tabulating machines.
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Record avalanche of early votes nationwide transforms election
There have been extraordinary lines and hourslong wait times in Georgia, Texas and North Carolina as they’ve opened in-person early voting.
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Maine Voices: Young people can make a difference – if we vote
Turnout among 18- to 29-year-olds has been on the rise, but we still trail other groups. Let’s change that.
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Severed cable shuts down Virginia’s online voter registration on last day to register
It’s not the first time technical problems affected Virginians’ ability to register to vote under a looming deadline.
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Georgia breaks record for turnout on first day of early voting
A tracker shows an eight-hour wait at one office.
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Appeals court reinstates restrictions limiting Texas counties to a single ballot drop box
Critics called the governor’s last-minute restriction a naked attempt at voter suppression.
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Florida governor extends voter registration after online system crashes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is extending the state’s voter registration deadline after heavy traffic crashed the state’s online system and potentially prevented thousands of enrolling to cast ballots in next month’s presidential election