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PublishedApril 12, 2021
Legislation would allow unenrolled voters to cast ballots in Maine party primaries
The bill is one of several that would increase voter participation in primaries or streamline the balloting process by rescheduling the newly created presidential primary from March to June.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2021
Former Westbrook legislator elected to lead Maine Democratic Party
Drew Gattine will serve as chairman of the Democratic State Committee and Bev Uhlenhake, Brewer's former mayor, will co-chair the party's governing body.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2021
Maine Democratic Party to get new leadership
The Maine Democratic State Committee is set to meet on Jan. 24 to elect a new chair and vice chair.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
Maine Democratic Party chief moving to Rhode Island
State Rep. Drew Gattine of Westbrook only declared contender to replace her at the party's helm.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2020
Maine’s next speaker of the House is making history already
Biddeford's Ryan Fecteau will be the youngest speaker of the House for any state Legislature in the U.S.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Democrats retain control of the Maine Legislature
While the balance of power in the House shifted slightly to the right, incomplete returns suggest Democrats will gain one seat in the Senate and remain in control of the Legislature for the next two years.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
More than 25 percent of Maine voters have already cast their ballots
The latest data on absentee voting shows that Democrats continue to far outpace Republicans in requesting and returning absentee ballots.
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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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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Legislative free-for-all gives Democrats 24 uncontested seats
For the first time since 1998, more than 30 seats in the Maine Legislature will go to candidates, mostly Democrats, who face no opposition in November.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Paul LePage and Bruce Poliquin tout Donald Trump before his acceptance speech
The former Republican governor and the two-term 2nd District congressman, who lost his re-election bid in 2018 to a Democrat, praised a recent trade deal that removes European Union tariffs on Maine lobster.
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