So far, Democrats are requesting six out of every 10 absentee ballots – a much higher rate than Republicans.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to deny Trump’s appeal over FBI search
The former president is fighting an appeals court ruling that there is no need for a special master to review classified records since they were not likely to involve issues of privilege.
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Without Mills, LePage and Hunkler discuss dam removal, housing, forever chemicals during Waterville forum
Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent candidate Sam Hunkler fielded policy questions Tuesday at a forum hosted by the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
Posted inElection 2022
Watch: LePage, Hunkler discuss issues at gubernatorial forum in Waterville
Video courtesy of Crossroads-TV.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Ad watch: LePage falsely accuses Gov. Mills of giving welfare to ‘illegal immigrants’
A new ad, which also accuses the governor of handing out crack pipes, takes liberties with the facts.
Posted inElection 2022, Legislative Candidates
Jo-Jean Keller, Maine Senate 17 candidate
Maine Senate 17 serves towns in Androscoggin County — Greene, Leeds, Lisbon, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Sabattus, Turner and Wales; and in Kennebec County — Fayette and Litchfield.
Posted inElection 2022
Colin D. O’Neill, Maine Senate 18 candidate
Senate District 18 serves towns in Androscoggin County — Mechanic Falls and Minot; in Cumberland County — Bridgton and Harrison; and in Oxford County — Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Hebron, Norway, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris, Sweden and Waterford.
Posted inElection 2022, Legislative Candidates
Stanley Wheeler, Maine Senate 5 candidate
Senate District 5 serves Franklin County — Carrabassett Valley, Chesterville, East Central Franklin, Farmington, Industry, Kingfield, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Strong, Wilton and Wyman Township; in Kennebec County — Rome and Vienna; and in Somerset County — Anson, Athens, Bingham, Brighton Plantation, Cambridge, Caratunk, Central Somerset, Cornville, Dennistown Plantation, Embden; Harmony, Hartland, Highland Plantation, Jackman, Mercer, Moose River, Moscow, New Portland, Northeast Somerset, Northwest Somerset, Pleasant Ridge Plantation, Ripley, Seboomook Lake, Smithfield, Solon, St. Albans, Starks, The Forks Plantation and West Forks Plantation.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland voters to consider adding Native land acknowledgment to charter
The proposed language would say that the city is located in the ‘unceded territory of the Aucocisco Band of the Wabanaki’ who were displaced by force.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
After trying to overturn his election loss in 2018, Poliquin won’t say if he’ll respect the results this year
The former 2nd District congressman is seeking is old office after falsely claiming he was denied victory in the 2018 election by a ‘black box computer algorithm.’