Long lines greeted voters Tuesday at many polling places in southern Maine, even though tens of thousands of people already cast absentee ballots in the midterm elections. The crowds started as early as 6:30 a.m. in some towns, and turnout was steady in many places even after the start of the regular workday. Maine Secretary […]
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Voter turnout high throughout region
AUBURN — There weren’t many parking spaces Tuesday morning at Washburn Elementary School where Ward 1 residents vote. The same was true at voting places all over. In Livermore, Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said the town had registered more new voters than she ever remembered. In Kingfield, voters were lined up at the door at […]
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District Attorney Robinson denounces last-minute smears in DA race
AUBURN — A Nevada man on Tuesday launched a last-minute robocall campaign against District Attorney Andrew Robinson alleging unethical activities, which the prosecutor said are not true. Robinson said Tuesday morning he was frustrated there was no easy way to respond to the robocalls that have smeared him to many voters in Androscoggin, Franklin and […]
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Matt Dunlap: Maine election process is secure
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says voters should be confident that Maine’s election will be secure, largely because the state does not store or transmit voter or election data on the internet. Dunlap addressed security issues in a recent video and in an interview Monday, as concerns about the security of the nation’s voting systems […]
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Colby students' absentee ballots challenged over address concerns
WATERVILLE — About 150 absentee ballots submitted by Colby College students using addresses on Mayflower Hill Drive are being challenged on grounds that the addresses do not stand up to voter registration requirements. The ballots are being challenged by a group of registered voters in Waterville who have argued the addresses — which include a […]
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Test scores posted on DOE website, then taken down
New statewide standardized testing results were posted online early Monday, but state education officials took the information down after several hours, saying they needed more time to validate the results. Students take standardized tests known as Maine Educational Assessments, or MEAs, every year. The results are for mathematics and English tests given to all students […]
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Paul LePage plans to move to Florida for tax reasons
AUGUSTA — Regardless of who is elected his successor, Gov. Paul LePage said Monday he plans to move to Florida for tax reasons and maybe to teach. “I’ll be a resident of Florida if Janet Mills wins, I can promise you that,” LePage, referring to the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, said with a smile one day […]
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Voter apathy runs high in Rumford
RUMFORD — Interest in the midterm elections seems extraordinarily high, with Democrats running largely as a check on President Donald Trump’s power while Republicans tout economic successes and stoke fears about immigration. In states like Maine, there is a competitive race for governor, and dozens of House and Senate seats are up for grabs, not […]
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What are the questions on the ballot?
There are five questions before Maine voters Nov. 6. One is a citizen intiative that proposes increasing taxes on higher incomes to pay for home health care workers, and the other four are bond issues. The five ballot questions are: Question 1: Citizen Initiative Do you want to create the Universal Home Care Program to […]
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Question 1 asks Robin Hood to fund home health care
Whoever coined the phrase “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” must have had the Maine People’s Alliance in mind. The Alliance’s modus operandi is to identify a big socio-economic problem, then gather enough signatures to place a citizen’s initiative proposal on the ballot to solve the problem — typically via a program […]