The next round of vote counts in Democratic primaries for governor and the 2nd Congressional District are expected to begin Monday with high-speed equipment.
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Mills or Cote will likely emerge as Democratic nominee for governor, but not until next week
No other candidate has a realistic chance, in a race that’s likely to hinge on the second choices of voters who favored Mark Eves and Betsy Sweet.
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Ranked choice’s role a wild card in primary
A big question remains: How will the voting method affect the outcomes of Democratic and Republican gubernatorial votes?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine voters will soon get to judge ranked-choice reform for themselves
Friday is the deadline for switching parties before Maine’s first statewide ranked-choice vote.
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State’s animated video offers primer on ranked-choice voting in closely watched elections
The 5-minute animated video from Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office walks would-be voters through filling out the ballots and how they are tabulated.
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Republicans running for governor pledge to follow LePage lead on Medicaid, taxes, workforce development
But they would accomplish their goals in different ways, and some have more specific visions than others of what they believe Maine needs from its next chief executive.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Debate over – no winners in a chaotic primary
The courts won’t save lawmakers who don’t like ranked-choice voting from doing their jobs.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: Independents should quit posturing
While ranked-choice voting is being worked out, Maine needs everyone casting a ballot in the primaries.
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Another View: Open primary, not ranked-choice voting, is the way to ensure that Maine lawmakers get majority vote
The people’s will will be better served if all eligible voters are allowed to pick who will face off in November.
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Ande Smith requests recount in 1st District congressional primary
The Republican trails his opponent, Mark Holbrook, by just 55 votes, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election.