State and federal laws regulate what’s allowed inside and outside polling places in Maine. From firearms to clothing with political messages, here’s what you can expect if you want to vote in person on Election Day.
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Maine election clerks begin processing flood of absentee ballots
Clerks can remove ballots from envelopes and run them through optical scanning machines, but the votes can’t be tallied until the polls close next Tuesday.
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Interactive Map: Early votes surpass 2016 totals
More people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states has caused a surge in turnout in recent days.
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Maine’s high court rules absentee ballots must be received by Election Day
The court sided with Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office in rejecting a push to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots that arrive late.
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Nearly a third of Maine voters have already cast absentee ballots
More than 345,000 absentee ballots have been returned so far, according to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap.
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How to avoid signature problems when you vote absentee
Maine law requires local election officials to match the signature on your absentee ballot application to your absentee ballot.
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Governor Mills casts her vote
“I voted for change, I voted for a return to civility, decency in the American government and in American politics,” Gov. Mills said after casting her absentee ballot.
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More than 25 percent of Maine voters have already cast their ballots
The latest data on absentee voting shows that Democrats continue to far outpace Republicans in requesting and returning absentee ballots.
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Signed, sealed and delivered: How ballot drop boxes work
Dozens of Maine cities and towns have installed secure absentee ballot drop boxes to help voting go smoothly.
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November election may test Maine’s ballot supply
Polling places can get permission to photocopy ballots if supplies run low, but that will slow the count because copies can’t be fed into tabulating machines.