Scott Thistle is the State House reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He has covered politics and government in Maine since 2006. Prior to that he served as the State House reporter for the Duluth News Tribune in Duluth, Minnesota. A Maine native, Thistle has worked in journalism since 1990, when he got his start at a weekly newspaper in rural Oxford County, Maine. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and an active volunteer with the National Ski Patrol. He resides with his wife, Amy and his two sons Finn and Kai, in Auburn, Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
Maine launches absentee ballot tracking system
The new system will enable voters to track the status of their absentee ballots online.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2020
Gideon has small lead over Collins among likely Maine voters in new Colby poll
The survey of 847 likely voters also shows Democrat Joe Biden running well ahead of President Trump, with the margin tighter in the 2nd Congressional District.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2020
If you requested an absentee ballot, expect to get it soon
Maine voters are requesting absentee ballots in record numbers, and in the next few days local election officials will begin to mail those ballots out.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Some voters fear being ‘purged’ at the polls. Should you?
Maine’s system for removing voters from official lists has been criticized in the past, but state officials say they no longer follow those procedures.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2020
Absentee ballot requests top 230,000 in Maine
Democrats have made 57% of the requests, to 16% from Republicans and 24% from unenrolled voters.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
Getting ready to vote in Maine? Make sure you’re registered first.
Here’s what you need to know to ensure that you are able to vote in the November election.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Judge hears testimony in lawsuit aiming to change Maine’s absentee ballot rules
The lawsuit seeks to have all absentee ballots count as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
Groups promoting absentee ballots sowing confusion among Maine voters
City clerks say mailings and emails by political campaigns and get-out-the-vote groups are triggering a flood of calls from voters who already have requested their ballots.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Legislative free-for-all gives Democrats 24 uncontested seats
For the first time since 1998, more than 30 seats in the Maine Legislature will go to candidates, mostly Democrats, who face no opposition in November.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Requests for absentee ballots in Maine approach 200,000
The latest numbers from Maine’s secretary of state suggest voters will cast a record number of absentee ballots in 2020.
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