Elections
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PublishedMay 25, 2020
Maine encourages absentee voting in July primary election
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap urges people to vote via absentee ballot during the July primary election to limit the exposure that voters and polling workers have to the coronavirus.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Trump slams mail-in balloting promoted by his own campaign
The president claimed without any evidence that mail-in ballots lead to 'total election fraud.'
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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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PublishedMay 2, 2020
A referendum election in November? Trump allies see risks
Six months out, 'It's Donald J. Trump versus the coronavirus and the recovery,' a strategist says.
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PublishedMay 1, 2020
Republicans seeking U.S. House seat criticize Gov. Mills’ plan
Three contenders in Maine's 2nd Congressional District call for state to reopen more quickly than the governor's plan envisions.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
Biden reaches deal to let Sanders keep hundreds of delegates
The deal is a major step in the two camps avoiding the acrimony between the Democratic establishment and progressive insurgents.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Maine may struggle to claim federal pandemic funding for elections
The CARES Act would provide Maine with $3.2 million to cover extra election costs, but the Legislature can't appropriate $658,000 in matching funds because it is not in session.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Poll finds Americans increasingly support voting by mail amid pandemic
Democrats are now much more likely than Republicans to support their state conducting elections exclusively by mail, 47% to 29%.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Sen. King touts absentee ballots as safe, fair option for November election
At a virtual town hall meeting, the senator and others encourage Mainers to request and use absentee ballots to keep down crowds on Election Day as a safeguard against the coronavirus.
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