Maine’s first-in-the-nation system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference has caused some confusion in the lead-up to Election Day next month. The system applied to all state and congressional races in the June 12 primary election, but for the Nov. 6 general election, ranked-choice voting will be in place only for […]
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Democrats outpacing Republicans in early absentee voting in Maine
AUGUSTA — Democrats are again outpacing Republicans in requesting and filing absentee ballots for the Nov. 6 election in Maine. But election officials and experts who study early voting said that doesn’t necessarily give them an edge on Election Day. The Secretary of State’s Office reported Monday that 19,470 Democrats have voted in Maine compared […]
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Mock election at Edward Little High School
Edward Little High School seniors Daniel Nalley, left, and Avery Goulding wait to vote during a mock election at the school in Auburn on Tuesday. Students from Jessica Graham’s AP Government class ran the polling station, where every student had the opportunity to vote. Auburn Middle School students went to the mock election polls on […]
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Moody camp doubts poll showing Mills with 8-point lead in governor's race
A new online poll suggesting that Democrat Janet Mills is leading Republican Shawn Moody by 8 percentage points in the race to be Maine’s next governor came under fire from Moody’s campaign. The poll of 500 likely voters statewide by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research was conducted the first week in October. It found that 44.4 […]
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Angus King hit from right and left during first U.S. Senate race debate
SOUTH PORTLAND — The two challengers to U.S. Sen. Angus King criticized the independent from both sides during an hourlong debate Monday morning hosted by WGAN radio. King, first elected to the Senate in 2012, mostly declined to respond to attacks from Democrat Zak Ringelstein, who targeted the senator for accepting corporate donations and for […]
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Auburn Middle School votes in mock election
Camren Dufour, 12, works on his geography assignment after voting during the Maine Student Mock Election in his Auburn Middle School seventh-grade social studies class on Monday. Seventh- and eighth-grade students voted for Maine’s next governor, U.S. senator, U.S. congressman and on the Maine citizen initiative and four state bond questions. Social studies teacher Shane […]
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Poliquin might challenge results if ranked-choice voting leads to his defeat
One of the more telling moments in the two debates this fall among the four candidates to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District came during the final question they faced. Asked if they’d accept the outcome of the ranked-choice voting contest, three of the contenders said they would. But U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican […]
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Early voting available in Lewiston
LEWISTON — The City Clerk’s office opened its early voting location at City Hall on Monday, with roughly two weeks to go before the Nov. 6 election. Any registered voter can cast a ballot in the City Council Chamber on the first floor of City Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. There are […]
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New poll gives Mills an edge in Maine governor’s race
A new online poll released late last week suggests Democrat Janet Mills is leading in the race to be Maine’s next governor with about an 8-point advantage over Republican Shawn Moody. The poll, of 500 likely voters statewide, by the Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research was conducted the first week in October suggested that 44.4 percent would […]