The Sun Journal spoke with town and city clerks throughout central and western Maine to get a glimpse into what voters should expect on election night. The takeaway is this: Maine should have results roughly on par with previous presidential elections — it’s the rest of the country we could be waiting for.
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Maine, Nebraska could play pivotal role in presidential election
They aren’t exactly swing states in the race to pick the next chief executive, but each has one thing that could give them a huge amount of sway: an electoral vote.
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Trump, Biden campaigns hire lawyers, brace for post-election legal challenges
Both sides are informed by the experience of the 2000 election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court.
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Planning to vote in person? Maine officials say they have enough poll workers
Concerns that polling places wouldn’t have enough help on Nov. 3 have been eased by a wave of new volunteers and an increase in absentee voting. Here’s what you need to know about polling workers in Maine.
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In final 2nd District debates, Dale Crafts takes jabs at Jared Golden
Maine’s junior congressman duels with his Republican challenger in televised debates.
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Mute buttons and masks: Inside the final 2020 debate
The nonpartisan debate commission aimed to ensure a more orderly debate after the raucous and widely criticized opening debate 23 days ago.
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Nonprofits say House candidate misrepresented her involvement in local organizations
In two separate candidate profiles, Christina Hughes said she has held roles in three local organizations, but officials from those organizations said she’s misrepresenting herself.
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Judges again block Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted
The Trump administration has appealed a similar New York decision to the Supreme Court, and the nation’s high court agreed to hear the case next month.
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Russian hackers targeting state, local government networks, U.S. warns
They steal data from at least 2 servers in their effort to denigrate Joe Biden.
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Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects
Foreign accounts do not show up on his public financial disclosures because they are held under corporate names.