Fear of the coronavirus and doubts about the reliability of mail voting after months of attacks from President Donald Trump are weighing heavily on Americans.
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Senate veteran, political newcomer vie for District 19 seat
Rick Bennett, who previously served in both houses of the Legislature, faces Katey Branch, a business owner and community educator, in the November election.
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Topsham residents compete for state House District 54 seat
Rep. Denise Tepler, D-Topsham, faces a challenge from Republican Toni Bashinsky.
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Court puts brakes on decision to allow ranked-choice veto question in November
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court still must rule on an underlying appeal of Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s decision to invalidate signatures on a people’s veto petition.
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Incumbent, former lawmaker vie for House seat representing Cumberland and Gray
Rep. Steve Moriarty, D-Cumberland, faces a challenge from Mike Timmons, House 45 representative from 2014-2016.
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PAC spending on tires, clothing spurs complaint against state Republican leader
But it is unclear how the Maine Ethics Commission will come down on the complaint because rules governing political action committees are different than those for Clean Elections candidates.
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Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting ‘original sin’
The Democratic nominee seeks to draw a sharp contrast with President Trump amid a racial reckoning that has galvanized the nation.
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State’s high court hears case on people’s veto for ranked-choice voting
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court hears oral arguments in a legal battle over a people’s veto ballot question on ranked choice voting for president this fall.
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Trump and top aides ditch masks after saying patriots wear them
Trump’s rejection of masks mirrors his broader rebuke of public health practices to fight the virus, which has killed more than 183,000 Americans.
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Trump tries to clarify suggestion that people vote twice
The president says he was urging those who vote by mail to follow up at their polling place to make sure their mail-in ballots have been counted.