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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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Pious Ali: Eligible immigrants stuck in U.S. naturalization backlog should be allowed to vote. Here’s why.
They’ll be empowered to do bigger and better things for Maine and to participate in the democratic process.
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Posted inLocal & State
Why does Maine split its Electoral College votes for president?
Part of an occasional series answering readers’ questions about Maine.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Suffrage Centennial: To make America great, vote Black women into office
Black women are uniquely equipped to provide inclusive, fiscally adept and collaborative leadership.
Posted inNation & World
‘How dare we not vote?’ Black voters determined after D.C. march
Race in America is front and center during a pandemic that’s disproportionately affected Black Americans.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Mills signs executive order to support absentee voting, protect polling places from COVID-19
The order gives clerks more time to process absentee ballots, limits the number of people in a polling place to 50 and requires municipalities to promote distancing among voters and poll workers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers should have a plan to cast their 2020 ballot
People should start thinking now about how they plan to vote in an unprecedented time.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Pierce: Even in a pandemic, we can protect Maine’s general election vote
We need to expand voter registration opportunities, maximize the use of absentee voting and ensure safe and efficient in-person voting on Nov. 3.
Posted inNation & World
Postmaster general says he’s ‘suspending’ policies blamed for mail delays
DeJoy will appear Friday before the Senate to testify on mail delivery delays and service changes that lawmakers and others are warning could imperil the November election.