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Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Citylink offering free rides on Election Day
Some local organizations that have offered rides to the polls during previous elections have opted out this year due to the pandemic.
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Posted inElection 2020, Politics
Biden supporters urge voters to deliver ballots in person, not by mail
Pennsylvania – with a razor-thin margin for electoral votes – appears likely to be the epicenter of any post-election litigation.
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Take a deep breath and remember we’re all in this together, local leaders say
Efforts underway in Lewiston and Auburn to bridge political divide and protect election results, whatever they are.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Half of Maine’s voters have cast absentee ballots. Now Election Day voters get their turn.
An election marked by a deadly pandemic, deep polarization and record-setting absentee voting will come to a close Tuesday, but some races may not be decided for days.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
Trump threatens legal action, Biden goes on offense as bitter campaign concludes
While the president airs his grievances at rallies and tweets about ‘violence in the streets,’ his challenger says, ‘We’re done with the chaos.’
Posted inElection 2020, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Politics, The Franklin Journal
Nichols, Brann leading Franklin County races, Harvell wins commissioner seat
Terms for sheriff and two commissioners are contested.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine Crime, Politics
Max Linn calls Nirav Shah a ‘death doctor’ and Janet Mills a ‘psychopath’
Independent U.S. Senate hopeful lashes out in campaign’s final days against those he thinks are stifling freedom with rules to thwart COVID-19.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
The Latest: Biden backers urge voters to deliver ballots in person, not by mail
The latest on the election from around the U.S.
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Kudos: Lewiston’s longtime election wardens ‘hooked’ on civic duty
The Sun Journal spoke with three longtime Lewiston election wardens ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election. All have been working at the polls in some fashion for more than 25 years.