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WEBVTT CITY TO TRY TO GET THE STRIKE TEMPORARILY HALTED TO ENSURE VOTERS COULD MAKE IT TO THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY. >> STUDENTS AT BEACH COLLEGE SHOCKED TO FIND PHONY VOTING ADVISORIES. LEWISTON POLICE HAVE NOT SAID WHETHER OR NOT THIS THOOS DO WITH VOTER INTIMIDATION OR IF IT'S A CRIME. IN RESPONSE TO THOSE ADVISORIES, MAINE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN PHIL BARTLET ISSUING THIS STATEMENT. THE INFORMATION IS A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS THE MILLENIAL VOTE. THERE IS NOTHING IN MAINE VOTE THAT STATES COLLEGE STUDENTS MUST CHANGE THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSES IN ORDER TO VOAD. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MAINE REPUBLICAN PARTY SAYS DEMOCRATS SHOULD STOP TRYING TO USE THIS AS A WAY TO ATTACK US.

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Representatives from Maine’s Democratic and Republican parties are denouncing the discovery of phony legal advisories distributed on the Bates College campus in an attempt to confuse millennial voters. The fliers make false claims about the requirements of voting in Lewiston, including that voters must pay money to change their license and re-register their vehicles in order to vote. Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement on Sunday about the fliers: "The false information contained in these fliers is a deliberate attempt to suppress the millennial vote. There is nothing in Maine law that states that college students must change their driver’s licenses in order to vote. In fact, the Secretary of State’s office has made explicitly clear that a dorm can be a student’s legal voting residence, and that paying out-of-state tuition does not preclude a student from voting. Maine also has same-day voter registration, so students who are not registered to vote in Maine can still register on Election Day. We urge all Bates students to spread the word to their fellow classmates about their voting rights here in Maine." The fliers state students pay "usually hundreds of dollars in total" for re-registration and vehicle inspection fees. The Maine Democrats cited an Associated Press article which claims the fake fliers are similar to notices issued in 2011 by then-Secretary of State Charlie Summers, a Republican. According to the article, the investigation found voter fraud wasn’t committed by college students in the 2011 election, but Summers sent out letters warning students to re-register their cars in order to remain eligible to vote. In an email to WMTW News 8, Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage said the GOP had nothing to do with the flier. "Students should consult the Maine Voting Residence Fact Sheet link from the Secretary of State if they want official guidance on the law and rules," Savage said. "Democrats should stop trying to use this as a way to attack us. We support every person knowing the rules and being treated fairly." Democratic congressional candidate Emily Cain addressed the issue in a series of tweets. Our answer is that ANY voter suppression is absolutely unacceptable. @RepPoliquin? #MEpolitics #ME02 https://t.co/qdRTwgeybs— Emily Cain (@emilyanncain) November 6, 2016 Cain tweeted "This is wrong and disturbing. Don’t believe the lies: there is no financial penalty for voting. We need you." This is wrong & disturbing. Don’t believe lies: there is no financial penalty for voting. We need you #MEpolitics https://t.co/A8SvCsrgbu— Emily Cain (@emilyanncain) November 6, 2016 Cain also responded through several retweets including one that reads "Whoever is responsible for this should be ashamed of themselves. It’s incumbent on all of us to spread the truth." Whoever is responsible for this should be ashamed of themselves. It’s incumbent on all of us to spread the truth. https://t.co/A8SvCsrgbu— Emily Cain (@emilyanncain) November 6, 2016 So far, Bruce Poliquin’s campaign has not issued an official response. Lewiston police have not yet commented on whether or not this has to do with voter intimidation or if a criminal act has been committed.