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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Counting your vote: Will I be safe from the virus at the polls on Election Day?
As Maine has some of its highest daily numbers for COVID-19, local election officials are taking precautions to prevent its spread on Election Day.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
Guns, signs and political attire: What’s allowed and what’s not when voting in Maine?
State and federal laws regulate what's allowed inside and outside polling places in Maine. From firearms to clothing with political messages, here's what you can expect if you want to vote in person on Election Day.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Maine election clerks begin processing flood of absentee ballots
Clerks can remove ballots from envelopes and run them through optical scanning machines, but the votes can't be tallied until the polls close next Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2020
Planning to vote in person? Maine officials say they have enough poll workers
Concerns that polling places wouldn't have enough help on Nov. 3 have been eased by a wave of new volunteers and an increase in absentee voting. Here's what you need to know about polling workers in Maine.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
How to avoid signature problems when you vote absentee
Maine law requires local election officials to match the signature on your absentee ballot application to your absentee ballot.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Signed, sealed and delivered: How ballot drop boxes work
Dozens of Maine cities and towns have installed secure absentee ballot drop boxes to help voting go smoothly.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2020
November election may test Maine’s ballot supply
Polling places can get permission to photocopy ballots if supplies run low, but that will slow the count because copies can't be fed into tabulating machines.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
How do I fill out my ranked-choice ballot?
Here's what you need to know about ranked-choice voting, which only Maine will use in the presidential election.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
How do I vote early in Maine?
Here's what you need to know if you want to vote early by absentee ballot and avoid polling places during the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
When political mail gets personal: How do they know that about me?
Some mailings about absentee balloting, including a recent one from the Maine Democratic Party, raise questions about access to voting records.
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