USPS delays could hit Georgia military, overseas ballots

Home » Politics » Elections

Elections

Published
January 5, 2021

USPS delays could hit Georgia military, overseas ballots

While mail service for in-state voters has been solid, more than 18,000 international ballots could face more snags within an overwhelmed Postal Service.
Published
January 4, 2021

Ascension to legislative leadership is bittersweet for Talbot Ross

Rachel Talbot Ross, a Portland Democrat, is the first Black person in state history to serve in a leadership role in the Maine Legislature.
Published
December 15, 2020

McConnell congratulates Biden as president-elect

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday as the president-elect.
Published
December 14, 2020

Electoral College makes it official: Biden is the next president

The results will be sent to Washington and tallied Jan. 6 in a joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside.
Published
December 11, 2020

Shenna Bellows sees new post as secretary of state as dream job at a critical time

The former state senator and executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine says her goals include increasing voter participation and protecting privacy.
Published
December 10, 2020

Hundreds of Republicans in Congress sign on to Texas-led election lawsuit

The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the will of voters in 4 other states has quickly become a conservative litmus test.
Published
December 8, 2020

Supreme Court rejects Republicans’ effort to overturn Biden win in Pennsylvania

The court, without comment Tuesday, refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania.
Published
December 8, 2020

Maine Electoral College electors to cast ballots Monday

Maine's four electors will cast three ballots for Joe Biden and one for Donald Trump when they convene in the House chamber of the State House on Monday, while their counterparts across the U.S. will also cast their votes.
Published
December 8, 2020

Texas attorney general sues to invalidate 4 states’ elections, as Trump effort fizzles

Trump has counted on courts to overturn election results, but judges, including those named by Trump himself, have been among the harshest critics of those attempts to subvert the election.
Published
December 8, 2020

Fired top cybersecurity official sues Trump campaign, lawyer Joe diGenova for defamation

Christopher Krebs was fired Nov. 17 by President Donald Trump after he refuted the president's claims of widespread election fraud.