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Maine Caucuses Today Amid Heavy Snow

By Jeralyn

It doesn't look like this in Maine today, but the picture is so pretty I'm using it anyway. There's heavy snow in Maine but it's not expected to deter turnout.

The Washington Post reports that older women will be key for Hillary in Maine.

The delegate count is small, the state has 24 pledged delegates and 10 superdelegates, who can support the candidate they prefer and make the decision at any time.

As to who is eligible to vote in the Maine caucuses:

Caucuses are held by each municipal Democratic committee. Any enrolled Democrat within a municipality can attend the municipal caucus. New voters and unenrolled voters can also attend by registering as Democrats at the caucus. Voters registered as Greens or Republicans must change their registration by Jan. 26, 2008 to participate in this year's Democratic Caucus. Young voters who will be 18 by Election Day, November 4, 2008 can participate in the caucus.

I'll start another thread on Maine when the results and exit polls are in.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 10, 2008 (boomark / email).