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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedNovember 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.
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PublishedNovember 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2020
Man charged in burning of ballot drop box in Boston
The box contained more than 120 ballots.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
More than 25 percent of Maine voters have already cast their ballots
The latest data on absentee voting shows that Democrats continue to far outpace Republicans in requesting and returning absentee ballots.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
More than 133,000 Mainers have already voted by absentee ballot
Democrats continue to outpace Republicans in absentee ballot requests and returns in an election cycle that's been highlighted by voters seeking to avoid COVID-19 exposure at the polls.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Maine’s top election official says polling places will be safe
While some states are bracing for serious voting problems, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap declared Thursday that Maine’s election systems are all in order.
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