Nearly 40,000 Maine voters have already requested ballots for the July 14 primary election.
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Portland considers consolidating 11 polling sites into 3 for July primary
The city would not be able to staff all 11 sites, and some would not allow social distancing, City Clerk Katherine Jones said Monday.
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Republicans pressure North Carolina officials to confirm August convention by Wednesday
The RNC outlined a number of safety protocols it said it would invoke during the convention in Charlotte, an apparent response to the Democratic governor’s request for a safety plan.
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U.S. Senate candidate complains that pandemic politics are unfair
U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond has 2,500 of the 4,000 voter signatures she needs to get on the ballot, but securing the rest in a time of social distancing will be tricky.
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North Carolina says Republicans need safety plan with ‘several scenarios’ for convention
North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen requested a written COVID-19 safety plan Monday from the CEO of the Republican National Convention.
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Maine encourages absentee voting in July primary election
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap urges people to vote via absentee ballot during the July primary election to limit the exposure that voters and polling workers have to the coronavirus.
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Trump slams mail-in balloting promoted by his own campaign
The president claimed without any evidence that mail-in ballots lead to ‘total election fraud.’
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Portland election-funding reform group says it will appeal lawsuit’s dismissal
Fair Elections Portland sued after the City Council decided not to put a proposal to publicly fund municipal election campaigns to voters.
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Group eyes 5 fall ballot questions in Portland
The initiatives, which include seeking to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, must be reviewed by the city staff before petition signatures can be gathered.
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A referendum election in November? Trump allies see risks
Six months out, ‘It’s Donald J. Trump versus the coronavirus and the recovery,’ a strategist says.