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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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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Florida begins early voting with no major problems
The most populous counties had wait times of 15 minutes or less, although a few sites reported waits of up to 90 minutes.
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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.
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Record avalanche of early votes nationwide transforms election
There have been extraordinary lines and hourslong wait times in Georgia, Texas and North Carolina as they’ve opened in-person early voting.
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Appeals court reinstates restrictions limiting Texas counties to a single ballot drop box
Critics called the governor’s last-minute restriction a naked attempt at voter suppression.
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Florida governor extends voter registration after online system crashes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is extending the state’s voter registration deadline after heavy traffic crashed the state’s online system and potentially prevented thousands of enrolling to cast ballots in next month’s presidential election
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Some voters fear being ‘purged’ at the polls. Should you?
Maine’s system for removing voters from official lists has been criticized in the past, but state officials say they no longer follow those procedures.
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Why does Maine split its Electoral College votes for president?
Part of an occasional series answering readers’ questions about Maine.
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Trump campaign wants federal judge to kill Nevada vote-by-mail law
Less than eight weeks before the Nov. 3 elections, President Donald Trump’s campaign is urging a federal judge to block a new state law and prevent mail-in ballots from going to all active Nevada voters.