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Maine voters will cast ballots on two statewide referendum questions as well as local races during the off-year election. -
County officials said after years of poor accounting practices, it's the only way to pay off the county's debt and keep critical operations running. -
The Wabanaki Alliance has come out in opposition to Question 1 on November’s ballot, warning that the Wabanaki nations would be harmed by changes to absentee voting and its exclusion of tribal IDs as a valid form of voter identification. -
Proponents of Question 2 argue that the existing law — often referred to as Maine’s yellow flag law — is a failed experiment that was not used to stop a gunman in Lewiston from killing 18 people and injuring and traumatizing countless others in 2023 despite warnings about his deteriorating mental health. -
What to know about Question 1, which proposes state law changes to voter ID, absentee voting, and drop box use -
The competing narratives about Question 1’s true objectives and potential impacts are perhaps best epitomized by the names of the groups leading the fight on either side: Voter ID for ME and the Save Maine Absentee Voting Coalition. -
Mainers can begin to cast their ballot for the November election either in person or by mail.
