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Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Maine voters flood to polls in historic election
Election officials said voting mostly ran smoothly Tuesday, despite long lines and hoax shooting threats at some schools that also served as polling places.
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Posted inElection 2024, Politics
10 states deciding ballot measures that could protect abortion rights
The initiatives in both blue and red states reflect many Americans’ belief that the bans in force in nearly half the country since 2022 went too far.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
High turnout leads to slow reporting of results in Maine
Potentially historic voter turnout led to several races that remained too close to call well into Wednesday.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: See how voting went Tuesday at the Lewiston Armory
Read the story: Lewiston, Auburn voters come out early hoping for their candidates and for the ads to stop Complete coverage: See how Tuesday’s voting is going
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: See voters cast their ballots at Auburn Hall
Read the story: Lewiston, Auburn voters come out early hoping for their candidates and for the ads to stop Complete coverage: See how Tuesday’s voting is going
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: See a day of voting at Longley School in Lewiston
Due to its centralized location and a number of other factors, the Longley School has become a hub for voting in Lewiston, used as its sole polling location for some elections when polls are consolidated.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Election officials brace for ‘little fires everywhere’ if Trump loses again
The former president has prepared to challenge the outcome. State and local authorities are ready for more sophisticated and dispersed attacks on the system this time.
Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Republicans pick up seat in West Virginia and block Florida challenge in race toward Senate majority
Vote counting in some races could extend well past Tuesday.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
At Longley School, volunteers run 7th election in last 12 months
The Longley School has become Lewiston’s hub for elections. It’s the polling location for three wards and nearly half of the city’s electorate votes there.