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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Justices skeptical of Republicans’ case to give total election control to legislatures
State courts have become the only legal forum for challenging partisan congressional maps since the Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that those lawsuits cannot be brought in federal court.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2022
Senate Republican leader McConnell backs post-Jan. 6 revisions to elections law
The legislation would clarify and expand parts of the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which, along with the Constitution, governs how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential winners.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Congress considers its strongest legislative response yet to Jan. 6 attack
Proposals to change the law governing electoral votes would make it harder for lawmakers to object if they don’t like the results of an election and would clarify laws that could allow a state's vote to be delayed.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2022
Breaches of voting machine data after 2020 election raise worries for midterms
One concern is the possibility that rogue election workers, including those sympathetic to Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 presidential election, might use their access and the knowledge gained through the breaches to launch an attack from within.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
Virginia governor’s plan to join Paul LePage in Lewiston draws heat from Democrats
Republicans holding major fundraiser next week featuring possible presidential candidate Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
Breathing room for Biden: Big summer wins ease 2024 doubts
Recent wins, including the president signing into law a climate and prescription-drug package that accomplishes many of his party's long-held objectives, have eased a debate over Biden's future that was spreading.
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PublishedJune 9, 2022
Readfield and Mount Vernon voters to decide 2 contested RSU 38 school board races
Four seats are open on the 13-person board that oversees Regional School Unit 38, but only the races in Readfield and Mount Vernon are contested.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Elections officials fight misinformation about Maine’s voting security
Voter fraud has been rare and identifiable in the state because of paper ballots and individual voter histories.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Vacant and newly filled election clerk jobs are a concern ahead of Maine primaries
Municipalities are trying to fill several top local election jobs that are vacant due to retirements or harassment.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
Power corridor developer defends embattled project before Maine’s highest court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard two separate cases Tuesday involving the contested NECEC power line project.
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