It's been two months since a Penobscot County woman reported finding 250 Maine ballots in a package. State officials said they must be 'slow and meticulous' with their review.

In Maine's latest statewide election, half of the absentee ballots cast and counted were returned by Democratic voters, more than twice the number by Republicans.

Voters in House District 94 will choose a new representative Feb. 24 following the resignation of former Rep. Kristen Cloutier.