Local Elections
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Partial vote count favors review of Portland’s city charter
Portland would form a commission to consider structural changes to city government, including to the mayor and city manager positions, for the second time in 12 years.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Gideon cruises to victory in Democratic primary, moves on to high-stakes race for Senate
The Maine House speaker will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the most costly Senate race in Maine history, with national implications for control of the Senate.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
Party voters to choose nominees in 34 State House races
Republican voters will have to settle 9 State House primary races on July 14, while Democrats will select 25 nominees, including 7 races with 3 candidates each.
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PublishedJune 22, 2020
Portland drops plan to consolidate polling places for July 14 primary
A last-minute push to find election workers has succeeded, and the city will be able to run 11 polling places as usual.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Portland gets flood of prospective poll workers as late recruitment push pays off
After the City Council postponed its decision on consolidating polling places and called for a final effort to recruit poll workers, over 100 people applied in the hours after the effort began Monday night.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Portland still needs more than 120 poll workers for July 14 primary, city clerk says
The city is looking for three more election wardens and 126 more workers City Clerk Kathy Jones tells the City Council, which postpone its vote on a proposal to consolidate polling locations from 11 to 6 citywide.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
After pushback, Portland City Council to vote on amended poll consolidation plan
The city clerk changed the proposal after councilors and community leaders expressed unhappiness with the low number of polling locations.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Portland considers consolidating 11 polling sites into 3 for July primary
The city would not be able to staff all 11 sites, and some would not allow social distancing, City Clerk Katherine Jones said Monday.
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PublishedMay 20, 2020
Portland election-funding reform group says it will appeal lawsuit’s dismissal
Fair Elections Portland sued after the City Council decided not to put a proposal to publicly fund municipal election campaigns to voters.
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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Group eyes 5 fall ballot questions in Portland
The initiatives, which include seeking to increase the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour, must be reviewed by the city staff before petition signatures can be gathered.
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