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.
Politics
Political news and information from the Sun Journal.
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Photo: Trump supporters roll through Auburn, Lewiston and Lisbon
Several dozen vehicles met in Auburn and drove to Lisbon before a rally in Lewiston to support President Trump.
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Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Pandemic-driven anxiety hits new heights as election nears
Health officials say the U.S. is in the midst of a mental health crisis, as the weight of the upcoming election, the pandemic and social unrest wreak havoc on people’s sense of well-being and shatter many of their daily structures.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Election Day 2020 is almost here. What can Maine expect?
President Trump and Joe Biden are vying for the 2nd District electoral vote, while Sen. Susan Collins and Sara Gideon crisscross the state in the waning days of the campaign.
Posted inElection 2020, Perspective
Unmasking Maine’s Electoral College members
Even though I’m no Sherlock Holmes I thought I’d have an easier time figuring out their names. My amateur sleuthing — aided by Google — led nowhere. It took three days of persistent efforts including several direct inquiries to the Secretary of State’s Office to obtain the identities of the slates of each party’s current […]
Posted inElection 2020, Perspective, Politics
‘We don’t speculate’: How AP counts votes and calls races
As it has for more than 170 years, The Associated Press will count the vote and report the results of presidential, congressional and state elections on Nov. 3 and beyond
Posted inElection 2020, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Oxford Hills, Politics, River Valley
Where and when to vote in your area
Polling places in central and western Maine.
Posted inElection 2020, Perspective, Politics
Who formally declares the winner of the US presidential election?
Unlike many other countries, where the president or prime minister is chosen by direct popular vote, in the United States, a presidential candidate may win the popular vote and still not be elected to the nation’s highest office. The U.S. also differs from most other democracies in that it has no independent electoral commission to […]
Posted inNation / World, Politics
‘A whole lot of hurt’: Fauci warns of COVID-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump’s response
The leading infectious-disease expert says the nation needed to make an ‘abrupt change’ in public health practices and behaviors.
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.