Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.

While Maine voters have overwhelmingly passed laws in the past two general elections to place stricter regulations on money in politics, those reforms have so far been blocked as legal battles play out in the courts.

The chair of the Maine Democratic Party announced Thursday she won’t seek re-election when members select leaders later this month. Bev Uhlenhake, a former city councilor and mayor in Brewer and former chair of the Penobscot County Democrats, has served as chair of the state party since January 2023. She is also a previous vice chair of the party.

The report on federal charges against Trump for election interference in 2020 offers special counsel Jack Smith a last chance to explain his decisions after dropping the case.

Backers of a plan to require photo identification to vote in Maine elections collected more than 170,000 signatures to put the question on the ballot this year. The group Voter ID for Maine submitted the signed petitions on Monday to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' office for review and certification,

The Star-Spangled Banner rang through the halls of the State House Monday afternoon as volunteers from the Voter ID for ME campaign sang as they carried more than a dozen boxes full of petition signatures to the Maine Secretary of State’s office.

A campaign pushing to require a photo ID for voting says it's collected more than 170,000 signatures to get the issue on the November ballot. Opponents warn it's one of the most restrictive in the U.S.

Bobby Hite, Suzanne Sayer and Chelsea Suvlu will be on the March 11 special election ballot to replace ex-School Committee member Benjamin Briggs, according to Town Clerk Jillian Richards. The filing period ended Friday, Jan. 10. Briggs, who was elected in November 2022, resigned due to moving out of Maine.

Senate conservatives are pushing a bill that would reallocate the state’s four electoral votes, splitting them up instead of allocating them completely to whichever candidate wins the popular vote.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- You will soon have to show a picture ID to vote in Maine if one conservative group gets its way. Organizers turned in what they say are more than 170,000 signatures, more than is required to force a state-wide vote on the issue. The Secretary of State’s Office will now review and formally certify the signatures on the petitions.

While Maine voters have overwhelmingly passed laws in the past two general elections to place stricter regulations on money in politics, those reforms have so far been blocked as legal battles play out in the courts.

(The Center Square) — Backers of a plan to require photo identification to vote in Maine elections collected more than 170,000 signatures to put the question on the ballot this year. The group ...