The bill, sponsored by House Speaker Sara Gideon, would automatically register people to vote when they get or renew their driver’s licenses in Maine.
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Voters to decide on school budgets, local issues Tuesday
Voters in Cumberland also will be filling a vacant House seat, while Kennebunk will decide on an ordinance banning the intentional release of balloons, a measure aimed at protecting wildlife.
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Maine voters to weigh in on school budgets, municipal races
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap expects overall turnout will be low because there is no statewide ballot.
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Old Orchard Beach voters asked to approve $15 million school budget
The proposed school budget is 6.6% higher than the current budget.
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Saco residents to decide on $40.5 million school budget
The school budget is about 3 percent higher than the current budget.
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Brunswick voters to decide on $40.1 million school budget
If passed on June 11, the education budget will increase 5.3 percent from the current year.
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Two candidates seek open seat on Scarborough council
The winner of the June 11 election will fill the unexpired term of Shawn Babine, who is now a state legislator.
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House rejects move for Maine to bypass Electoral College
The House defeats a bill to have Maine join a compact of states that would award their Electoral College votes to the winner of the popular presidential vote nationwide.
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Waterboro selectman’s ATV vote sparks campaign against him
Signs urge residents not to re-elect Tim Neill, who opposed allowing the vehicles on three public roads.
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Falmouth to decide on $36.7 million school budget proposal
Property taxes would increase $156 for a house valued at $300,000 under the combined schools and municipal spending package of $53.9 million.