Maine voters will head to polling places across the state Tuesday to approve or reject local school budgets.
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What’s on my ballot for the June 10 election?
Who’s on the ballot? What are the referendum questions? We’ve got answers.
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Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, Schools and Education
Cape Elizabeth voters prepare for pivotal vote on $86.5 million school project
It is the third time Cape Elizabeth voters have been asked whether they approve of a hefty investment in the town’s schools in the past four years, with previous efforts failing at the polls in 2022 and 2024.
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Read the results from local elections across southern Maine
Polling places across Maine opened Tuesday to allow voters to weigh in on school budget proposals and, in many communities, elect local officials.
Posted inElection 2024, Elections, Local Elections, Politics
Voter ID law may be on Maine ballot next year
The citizen-initiated referendum question would ask whether people should be required to show photo identification in order to vote in Maine.
Posted inElection 2024, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Sagadahoc sheriff pushes past Lewiston mass shooting criticisms to win reelection
Incumbent Sheriff Joel Merry and his deputy, Sgt. Aaron Skolfield, have faced criticism for the department’s failure to remove weapons from a Bowdoin man who later killed 18 people.
Posted inElection 2024, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Long lines, lockdown all part of ‘important’ day at South Portland polling place
Some voters showed up at the South Portland Community Center an hour before it opened, many talked about how important the presidential election was, and others waited out a lockdown caused by a threat to a nearby school.
Posted inElection 2024, Elections, Local Elections, Maine, News
Candidates for Portland City Council District 1 seat look to housing, transit as top issues
Sarah Michniewicz, Bayside Neighborhood Association president, and Todd Morse, founder of the Urbanist Coalition of Portland, are vying for the seat being vacated by Anna Trevorrow.
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Sagadahoc County voters consider criticism from governor, Lewiston commission in vote for sheriff
Both candidates have been criticized for the department’s failure to stop the gunman in the mass shooting. While that has swayed some voters, others said it’s not on their radar.
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South Portland voters fill vacant legislative seat
Democrat Matthew Beck won a 3-way race to fill the House District 122 seat.