Trump Vows to Send Election “Monitors” to Maine After Far-Right Conspiracies Spread

With voters set to cast ballots in two critical races that could help determine control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress, fears of potential voter suppression are running high in Maine. Officials in the state have prepared for months against the possibility of election interference from federal officials, and the state remains on high alert in the run-up to the general election on November 3. Training materials were updated this year to include references to federal statutes barring armed federal agents from polling sites. Training materials for law enforcement officials in the state, obtained by The Intercept through a public records request, were updated this year for the elections to include explicit references to federal...

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