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Effort to require voter ID in Maine gains momentum for 2025 ballot

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Reports identify incidents of racial intimidation at Maine polling places

The League of Women Voters of Maine said it observed incidents of racial harassment at polling stations in Trenton and South Portland.
Maine Politics

Bar Harbor residents reject changes to cruise ship passenger limit

Bar Harbor residents voted to maintain the town's current limit of 1,000 cruise ship passengers that can come ashore per day.
Elections

Election 2024: Maine voters decide on several key issues

Polls closed in Maine at 8 p.m. Here are the latest results.
Maine Politics

Portland church to open sanctuary on Election Day, allowing people to unplug

First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church will be open on Election Day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to anyone who wants to find relief and peace.
Elections

Bucking national trends, a third of Maine towns still count ballots by hand

Maine’s other municipalities use voting tabulation devices, which studies have shown are faster and more accurate.
Elections

'Mainers want their voice to be heard': State sees increase in voter registrations

According to the Maine Department of the Secretary of State, more than 5,400 people registered to vote last month alone.
Maine Politics

USPS will no longer consolidate Hampden mail processing facility

It’s a reversal of the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to move the facility’s processing services to Scarborough—130 miles south.
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More than 100 UMaine students register to vote on National Voter Registration Day

Students turned out to register to make their voices heard this November, many for the first time.
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Are you ready to vote? Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day

Mainers are encouraged to get ready to vote this November with National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday.
Maine Politics

Strategies vary in battle to win over the many unenrolled voters in Oxford County

Around 34 percent of registered voters in Oxford County are not enrolled in a party, which is a larger share than any other county in the state.
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Voter registration spikes in Maine after Biden drops out of presidential race

Nearly 4,000 people registered to vote the same month President Joe Biden ended his bid for re-election, according to the Maine Department of the Secretary of State.