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🗳️ TODAY: Early voting for Maine’s 2026 midterms begins. The GOP candidate for governor is an election denier and says he supports sending ICE to the polls. Voters may also see election monitors when casting ballots. Here’s what to know:

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Republican governor candidate Bobby Charles has a history of promoting election conspiracies. He also said he plans to ask the Trump administration to send ICE agents and U.S. Marshals to polling places in November.

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Charles’ campaign said his goal was to prevent illegal voting, violence and intimidation at polling places. But putting armed federal agents at polling places would violate federal law. Charles said he would make the request three or four weeks before the election.

democracydocket.comMaine GOP governor nominee plans to ask Trump admin to send ICE to the pollsFederal law makes it a crime for a federal official to bring or keep troops or armed personnel at a place where an election is being held. The Department of Justice’s own guidance has also long…
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There are also federal threats to the vote: ⚠️ Federal election monitors may be present at the polls, but their power is limited. ⚠️ DOJ sued Maine for refusing to hand over sensitive voter data, but the case was dismissed.