voting
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
Sen. Breen: Fight for American women’s voting rights was generations-long battle
There are few clear-cut heroes or villains in the story of ratification, which features some events that fill us with pride and others that bring shame.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Mills signs executive order to support absentee voting, protect polling places from COVID-19
The order gives clerks more time to process absentee ballots, limits the number of people in a polling place to 50 and requires municipalities to promote distancing among voters and poll workers.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2020
Our View: Mainers should have a plan to cast their 2020 ballot
People should start thinking now about how they plan to vote in an unprecedented time.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Rep. Pierce: Even in a pandemic, we can protect Maine’s general election vote
We need to expand voter registration opportunities, maximize the use of absentee voting and ensure safe and efficient in-person voting on Nov. 3.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Postmaster general says he’s ‘suspending’ policies blamed for mail delays
DeJoy will appear Friday before the Senate to testify on mail delivery delays and service changes that lawmakers and others are warning could imperil the November election.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Floridians voting by mail in huge numbers compared to 2016
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted many Floridians to vote by mail instead of in person
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
Suffrage anniversary events highlight racial divide
The amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, but many women of color were prevented from casting ballots for decades afterward.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2020
Maine among 46 states warned that voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots
The letters from the U.S. Postal Service sketch a grim possibility for the tens of millions of Americans who are eligible for mail-in ballots this fall.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
Trump campaign sues key Iowa counties, seeking to block absentee mailings
The Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and other GOP groups filed the lawsuits Tuesday against elections officials in Linn and Johnson counties.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Voting in five states opens with no wait times, smooth ballot processing
The contests in Georgia, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Vermont were also expected to draw lower turnout.
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