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PublishedAugust 13, 2024
Challenger drops effort to keep RFK Jr. off Maine’s presidential ballot
Two other challenges to former Harvard University professor Cornel West's candidacy are still scheduled for a hearing Wednesday.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2024
Here are the Maine state flag designs that didn’t fly
More than 400 flag designs submitted by children and adults to the Maine secretary of state ranged from simple and elegant to elaborate and quirky.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2024
New Maine state flag design unveiled
Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the new design, which features a realistic pine tree rather than a popular stylized version.
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PublishedJune 14, 2024
Watch: Mainers invited to design new version of old state flag in contest ahead of November vote
Voters will be asked this fall whether Maine should change its official state flag from the current one based on the state seal to a simpler, pine tree design dating to 1901.
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PublishedJune 13, 2024
Yet another wrinkle in state flag debate: a design contest
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will ask for more interpretations of the 1901 Maine flag before deciding on a design that will go before voters in November.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Maine voters may have to wait until 2026 to vote on new state flag proposal
A bill endorsed last week would push off the referendum for two years and would create a five-member commission to recommend a new flag design to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Maine unveils new license plates with natural-looking pine tree
The changeover, approved by the legislature in July 2023, was spurred by concerns around public safety.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Supreme Court appears poised to keep Trump on the ballot in case that will impact Maine election
Justices on both the left and right question attorneys for Trump and the Colorado plaintiffs, focusing on the meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and if states have the ability to disqualify a candidate from the ballot.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Maine Republicans won’t recognize ranked choice voting in presidential primary
The decision adds another layer to a complicated March 5 election and conflicts with arguments Trump has made about ranked choice voting helping to preserve the integrity of the election if he is disqualified after votes are cast.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2024
Report: Secretary of state received hundreds of threatening messages after Trump decision
In addition to threatening and abusive communications received in December, Shenna Bellows also received an online threat last May warning the Memorial Day holiday would be her last.
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