Voter turnout was higher than expected across Maine on Tuesday, driven largely by interest in the referendum question to expand Medicaid. Question 2, which asks voters whether they favor expanding government-funded healthcare for low-income Mainers, seemed to be the driving force for many residents across Southern Maine. “I think expanding MaineCare is very important,” said Deborah […]
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Question 2: Maine voters approve Medicaid expansion
A measure to expand Medicaid in Maine, which would give about 70,000 people health care coverage, was approved by voters Tuesday night, making the state the first in the nation to approve Medicaid expansion at the ballot box. With more than 60 percent of Maine precincts reporting, the measure was favored by 59 percent of […]
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Question 4: Maine voters OK constitutional amendment on pensions
PORTLAND (AP) — Mainers have approved a constitutional amendment dealing with the state pension system. The ballot question on Tuesday dealt with amortization of pension losses. Many voters were confused by the wording of the ballot question, but it still won support. The idea was to stretch from 10 years to 20 years the time required […]
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Election Day: Lewiston-Auburn voters decide fate of their cities, weigh in on statewide issues
Mainers are heading to the polls Tuesday to decide whether Maine expands Medicaid health coverage to an estimated 70,000 residents and whether the state should allow an international businessman to build a new casino in York County. Voters in Lewiston and Auburn are deciding whether to merge their cities and to choose the mayors in […]
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RSU 16 bond question passes
POLAND — On Tuesday, voters in Regional School Unit 16 approved a $5.7 million bond to expand and renovate Bruce M. Whittier Middle School and Poland Regional High School. The tally was 1,515 to 1,462. Poland voters approved the measure 812-704; Mechanic Falls rejected it, 343-398; and Minot voters tied 360-360, with three blank votes. […]
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Maine secretary of state predicts 20-to-30 percent Election Day turnout
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s top election official is predicting a “low to moderate” turnout on Election Day. Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and whether to approve a third casino in southern Maine. Also on the statewide ballot are bonds and a constitutional […]
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Franklin and Oxford polling places
Franklin County Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room. Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office. Carthage: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office. Chesterville: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall. Coplin Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office. Dallas Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office. Eustis: 8 […]
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Androscoggin County area polling places
Auburn — 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ward 1 Washburn School, 35 Lake Auburn Ave. Ward 2 Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Drive. Ward 3 Fairview School, 397 Minot Ave. Ward 4 Auburn Hall, 60 Court St. Ward 5 Sherwood Heights School, 32 Sherwood Drive. Durham — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Durham Community School, 654 Hallowell Road. Greene […]
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Write-in candidate for Auburn School Committee Ward 4
AUBURN — Jenna Scrivner of Hotel Road is a write-in candidate for Ward 4 for the School Committee in Tuesday’s election, City Clerk Sue Clements-Dallaire said. There is no Ward 4 candidate for School Committee on Tuesday’s ballot. Scrivner said she agreed to be a write-in candidate because she has two children who […]
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Clearing up merger issues
Lewiston-Auburn merger: For the record Heading into the final days before Election Day, here are a few things that have come up during the merger campaign that the Sun Journal attempted to clear up: Bates Mill included in the argument For most of the campaign, the Coalition Opposed to Lewiston-Auburn Consolidation has used the Bates […]