absentee ballots

Published
April 5, 2021

Bill would audit Maine election results as a way to promote voter confidence

The legislation is supported by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who says Maine should join 34 other states and increase transparency in elections.
Published
February 4, 2021

Our View: Maine’s COVID ballot rules should outlive the pandemic

Early processing of absentee ballots has been proven to aid a smooth election and should be the standard going forward.
Published
February 1, 2021

Bill to give Maine clerks more time to process absentee ballots is opposed by some Republicans

The measure would give town clerks more time to process absentee ballots, but vote counting would still not begin until Election Day.
Published
January 5, 2021

Maine lawmakers seek more than a dozen changes to state election laws

Lawmakers from both parties are proposing reforms that could change the way Maine votes, including modifications made in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Published
November 3, 2020

Irregularities, vote counting problems all but nonexistent in Maine

Fears of voter intimidation, given such a highly polarized electorate, also were unfounded on Election Day.
Published
November 2, 2020

Southern Midcoast clerks expect record voter number of voters

Brunswick’s 11,000 absentee ballots requested this year overwhelmingly tops the 7,000 people who voted by absentee ballot in 2016, according to Fran Smith, Brunswick town clerk.
Published
October 30, 2020

Nearly half of registered Mainers have voted, and absentee ballots keep pouring in

More than 477,000 absentee ballots had been received – by mail, drop box or in-person voting – as of Friday afternoon as a record number of Mainers use the process during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
October 27, 2020

If you didn’t mail your absentee ballot today, here’s what to do next

With Election Day only 7 days off, officials warn that any ballots mailed after Oct. 27 night not be received in time to count.
Published
October 26, 2020

Man charged in burning of ballot drop box in Boston

The box contained more than 120 ballots.
Published
October 23, 2020

Maine’s high court rules absentee ballots must be received by Election Day

The court sided with Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap's office in rejecting a push to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots that arrive late.