Registrations jumped following Biden’s announcement on July 21 and the month ended with 3,793 registrations, the most of any month in the past year with the exception of November 2023.
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Gov. Mills to chat with ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus at Democratic convention
The comic actress famous for roles in ‘Veep’ and ‘Seinfeld’ will host a panel discussion with the 8 female Democratic governors at the Democratic National Convention next week in Chicago.
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Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
The state will join at least a half-dozen others that are voting on abortion rights during the presidential election.
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Maine high court dismisses lawsuit challenging Democrats’ state budget maneuver
The court found that the plaintiffs, including the group Respect Maine and 2 Republican lawmakers, did not have standing to bring the lawsuit.
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Challenger drops effort to keep RFK Jr. off Maine’s presidential ballot
Two other challenges to former Harvard University professor Cornel West’s candidacy are still scheduled for a hearing Wednesday.
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Susan Collins remains mum about her 2020 vote for president
Maine’s senior senator won’t say if she voted four years ago for Trump, Biden or someone else.
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Harris cautiously rolls out policy: Aiming to outmaneuver Trump, address liabilities
Asked by reporters Saturday when she would unveil her policy platform, the vice president promised more details this week.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters vow massive showing at Democratic convention
Activists say the replacement of President Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris does not affect their plans for a show of anger and dissent.
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Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he’s a target
Donald Trump has changed his position on whether a presidential campaign’s hacked materials should be published.
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Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, hero to election deniers, convicted in election computer breach
Peters was accused of using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system.