The town of New Sharon will be voting on officers of the town on Friday, March 1, and hold the annual town meeting the following day on Saturday, March 2.
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Maine officials wary of confusion at March vote over No Labels registrations, new primary rules
Local officials say they’re bracing for potential confusion because some voters may have inadvertently enrolled in the new No Labels party that has gained ballot access in Maine and because there are new rules for the upcoming March primary.
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Posted inElections, Nation / World, New England, News, Politics
Nikki Haley sweeps Dixville Notch’s primary winning all 6 votes
All 6 registered voters of Dixville Notch cast their ballots for over former President Donald Trump.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News, Politics
New Hampshire Republican debate is canceled after Haley, Trump decline to participate
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley face an uphill climb against the candidacy of Donald Trump, who swept the Iowa caucuses and is looking to secure another decisive win that supporters hope will all but end the nomination fight.
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Rep. Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future
Phillips, one of Congress’ wealthiest members, has been effusive in his praise for Biden but also says their party needs younger voices to avoid a nightmare scenario where Donald Trump is reelected next fall.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
With 3 more wins, Biden pulls away from Sanders as virus disrupts voting
The former vice president swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, while officials had to scrap voting altogether in Ohio.
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Biden wins key Michigan primary — and 3 other states — delivering major blow to Sanders
Former Vice President Joe Biden also took Missouri and Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Huge primary turnout seen as a sign of energized Democrats
In Maine, where Joe Biden narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders, over 200,000 registered Democrats voted Tuesday, or about 58 percent.
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With Trump their only choice, more Maine Republicans than usual left ballots blank
An analysis of Tuesday’s voting in the state’s largest towns shows that 1 in 5 of the party’s primary voters left the president’s oval blank or wrote in another name.
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Inside the dizzying 3 days that remade the Democratic primary
The win of former Vice President Joe Biden in the South Carolina Democratic primary set off a cascade of events that carried him to a consolidation of support for Super Tuesday.