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Election 2023
Posted inElection 2023, Politics
Live updates: Pine Tree Power referendum defeated; Portland voters reject rent control measure
Pine Tree Power referendum defeated 10:05 p.m.: A proposal to replace Maine’s two utilities with a publicly owned power company was soundly rejected Tuesday by Maine voters. With 36% of the vote counted, support for Question 3, to buy the assets of Central Maine Power and Versant Power, was garnering about 29% of votes statewide. […]
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Posted inElection 2023, Maine, Politics
Maine voters head to the polls
Polling places across the state open Tuesday morning. Watch the results come in Tuesday evening at sunjournal.com.
Posted inElection 2023, Nation / World, Politics
Tuesday’s elections will be shaped by the politics of abortion. Here are the major races to watch
In races across the country, access to abortion has been a frequent topic in campaign debates.
Posted inElection 2023, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Candidates say Election Day in Auburn and Lewiston will feel different this year
The Twin Cities will conduct local elections on Tuesday, but the final stretch of the campaigns have been either quiet or nonexistent after last week’s mass shooting upended the community.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston candidates forum postponed so candidates can attend football game
Forum organizers said they secured a postponed date of Thursday, Nov. 2, at Bates College. Several candidates have said they will attend the rescheduled forum.
Posted inElection 2023, Maine, Politics
Lewiston mass shootings quiet Maine political campaigns just days before Election Day
Candidates and ballot question activists have fallen silent as the state grapples with the tragedy. With about a week left before Election Day, no one knows if or when politicking will resume.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Opponents of public utility takeover far outspend supporters as Election Day nears
The owners of Maine’s largest power companies have spent more than $37 million to defeat Question 3, while the leading supporter of a public utility takeover has spent just over $1 million.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 referendum voting hours and locations
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the ten towns that send their children to the Regional School Unit 9 district will vote on the purchase-lease agreement for Holman Mission House in Farmington.