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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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Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Maine town and city clerks optimistic for timely election night results
The takeaway is Maine should have results roughly on par with previous presidential elections. It’s the rest of the country we could be waiting for.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine, Nebraska could play pivotal role in presidential election
They aren’t exactly swing states in the race to pick the next chief executive, but each has one thing that could give them a huge amount of sway: an electoral vote.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Trump, Biden campaigns hire lawyers, brace for post-election legal challenges
Both sides are informed by the experience of the 2000 election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Planning to vote in person? Maine officials say they have enough poll workers
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.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, Politics
In final 2nd District debates, Dale Crafts takes jabs at Jared Golden
Maine’s junior congressman duels with his Republican challenger in televised debates.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Final presidential debate marked by clashes, but less chaos
After their first debate was panned so widely that organizers introduced a mute button, President Trump and Joe Biden interrupted each other far less frequently Thursday night.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Fact check: Examining claims from the final Trump-Biden debate
President Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in their final debate, and an AP Fact Check looks at their statements.