Former 2-term governor Paul LePage highlights his time in office while promising to focus on lowering taxes and reforming education and welfare.
2020 Elections
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Push to audit Maine’s 2020 election takes cues from fraught effort in Arizona
A group collecting signatures says it wants Maine to do a ‘forensic audit’ of its 2020 results, but Attorney General Aaron Frey says the document that voters are signing has no legal merit.
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Dominion sues Newsmax, OAN over 2020 ‘alternate reality’
Judges across the U.S. threw out lawsuits that attempted to overturn the election result favoring Joe Biden in key swing states by citing false claims.
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Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’
Notes of the Dec. 27 call, released Friday by the House Oversight Committee, underscore the lengths to which Trump went to try to overturn the results of the election.
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Pence says he’s proud of his role certifying 2020 election results
Former Vice President Mike Pence is defending his role in certifying the results of the 2020 election for Pres. Biden and says he is proud of his own actions on Jan. 6.
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Letter: Maine election laws need to be clear and consistent
There is a flurry of election-related bills making their way (or not) through the Maine Legislature. Some of them aim to suppress voters’ rights and access, while others look to write into law the best practices learned from last year’s election cycle. In 2020, a number of new procedures and helpful tools were implemented to […]
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Justice Department worried about Arizona’s private recount of presidential election
The department says the state Senate’s farming out of 2.1 million ballots to a contractor may run afoul of federal law requiring ballots to remain in the control of election officials for 22 months.
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Republican lawmakers defend Capitol Police chief’s posts on Facebook
In a letter, 69 Republicans and an independent accuse Democrats of trampling on the free speech rights of Chief Russell Gauvin, whose posts raised questions about the legitimacy of the presidential election.
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Maine State House quiet on Sunday amid protest concerns
There were no signs of activity by Trump supporters, who are said to be targeting state capitols for demonstrations through Inauguration Day.
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Congress affirms Biden’s presidential win following riot at U.S. Capitol
The tone of the debate turned somber and impassioned after the invasion, with a number of Republicans announcing they would stand aside and not object.