Senate Democrats split on Maine primary as new poll shows embattled candidate leading

Despite recent controversies, Graham Platner has a huge lead in a recent poll over two-term governor Janet Mills.

Can Maine primary losers appear on the general election ballot? | Fact brief

State law bars 'cross-filing,' meaning a candidate can seek to appear on the ballot via party primary or independent petition — but not both.

Maine officials address election security after 250 ballots found in Amazon delivery

The Maine secretary of state said authorities are investigating the 250 blank election ballots that were found in a resident's Amazon order last week.
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Maine changes Election Day ballot courier after ballots wound up in Amazon package

The Maine Secretary of State's Office has decided not to use UPS or the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the remaining 2025 ballots following a situation in Newburgh, where a woman claimed she found 250 blank ballots in her Amazon package.
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Sparks Flying in Maine’s Senate Race

Susan Collins remains forever unconcerned. One of the Republicans’ most reliable meme generators isn’t fretting over Janet Mills’s entry into the race for Maine’s Senate seat alongside oyster farmer Graham Platner.

Latest filings in campaign finance court battle argue Maine has legal right to regulate super PACs

The next piece of the puzzle for the group hoping to get the U.S. Supreme Court to establish greater regulations on money in elections was laid on Wednesday. Two appeals were filed in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston after a federal district court in July ruled that a 2024 Maine law overwhelmingly
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Ballot guide: Question 1 — Changes to Maine election laws

To ID or not to ID, that is part of the question that Maine residents will be asked to vote on this November. Ballot Question 1 seeks to make a number of changes to the state’s voter ID requirements as well as its current absentee voting rules.

Maine Oyster Farmer’s Dad Somehow Found $60,000 To Drop On Democrats Despite ‘Working Class’ Background

Oyster farmer and Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s father has contributed approximately $60,000 to Democratic candidates and causes, according to federal records. Bronson Platner, the father of Graham Platner and a retired lawyer and assistant district attorney,

‘Morning Joe’ Says Maine Democratic Candidate’s Nazi Tattoo Controversy Reveals a Party ‘Generational Clash’ | Video

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" addressed Wednesday the controversies surrounding Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says he covered up a tattoo that resembled Nazi symbol

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner covered up a tattoo on his chest that resembled a Nazi symbol, a spokesperson for Platner’s campaign confirmed to NBC News.

Maine conservative PAC told to stop mailing prefilled voter registration cards

A conservative political action committee has been ordered by Maine's Secretary of State to cease and desist after sending out voter registration mailings.

Absentee ballots allow Maine’s workers to stay present in democracy | Opinion

That’s why Question 1 on this November’s ballot worries me. On paper it sounds like routine “election integrity.” In practice, it piles new hurdles onto a system that already works, and that thousands of working Mainers, caregivers, students, deployed service members, seniors and people with disabilities rely on to participate.
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