The Maine Republican Party wants to ask the federal courts to consider First Amendment arguments in a case that allows for ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
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Trump’s belligerence reduces debate to chaos as he attacks election integrity
President Trump repeatedly interrupted with personal insults, prompting Joe Biden to snap, ‘Will you shut up, man?’
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5 questions heading into Trump and Biden’s first debate
President Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, will meet on the debate stage for the first time Tuesday night in Cleveland.
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Election clerks will process absentee ballots early, but won’t count votes until polls close
With a record number of voters requesting absentee ballots, some want to know when those votes actually get counted.
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You asked how it all works, we answer: All your questions about voting
Our answers to your questions about Maine’s voting system.
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Maine launches absentee ballot tracking system
The new system will enable voters to track the status of their absentee ballots online.
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EqualityMaine endorses Gideon in U.S. Senate race
The equal rights group hasn’t backed an opponent of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins since 2002.
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If you requested an absentee ballot, expect to get it soon
Maine voters are requesting absentee ballots in record numbers, and in the next few days local election officials will begin to mail those ballots out.
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Some voters fear being ‘purged’ at the polls. Should you?
Maine’s system for removing voters from official lists has been criticized in the past, but state officials say they no longer follow those procedures.
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Maine’s supreme court clears way for ranked-choice voting in presidential election
The court overturned a ruling that would have put a ‘people’s veto’ referendum on the November ballot, thereby blocking Maine voters’ option to rank the presidential candidates.