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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Election results may be slow to arrive in key races
Ranked-choice voting, an expected high turnout, record absentee voting and potential disruptions at the polls could produce delays in declaring winners, especially in top races.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Voters decide Tuesday whether Jared Golden should get a second term
Republican Dale Crafts hopes to unseat the Lewiston Democrat in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Lewiston-Auburn
Democrats try to round up votes in Lewiston
Sara Gideon and Joseph Kennedy headline separate rallies in bid to boost party loyalists
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
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.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Guns, signs and political attire: What’s allowed and what’s not when voting in Maine?
State and federal laws regulate what’s allowed inside and outside polling places in Maine. From firearms to clothing with political messages, here’s what you can expect if you want to vote in person on Election Day.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
In final debate, Collins and Gideon spar over Supreme Court, health care, abortion
Only the two front-runners in Maine’s closely watched Senate race were invited to participate in WMTW’s debate.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine
Maskless GOP candidate faces firestorm after Trump rally
Michelle Kaplan said she’s a firm believer in science and masks.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
Media election planners prepare for a night of unknowns
Election nights always have surprises, but the worry this year is being driven by the large number of people voting early or by mail, in part driven by the coronavirus.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine election clerks begin processing flood of absentee ballots
Clerks can remove ballots from envelopes and run them through optical scanning machines, but the votes can’t be tallied until the polls close next Tuesday.