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1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence on display at the Maine State Archives this week

AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today joined Maine Historical Society Executive Director Steve Bromage to open an exhibit of the Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence at the Maine State Archives. The Maine State Archives is located in the Maine State Cultural Building at 230 State Street, Augusta, ME. 

The exhibit is free and open to the public on the following days: 

Maine State Archives offers expanded digital access with Open Access

AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today announced the official launch of Open Access, the Maine State Archives (MSA) new online platform for publicly accessible, digitized and born-digital public records. The platform can be accessed at https://digitalarchives.maine.gov or from the Maine State Archives section of the Secretary of State website. 

Secretary of State warns of misleading election information websites, online information 

Voters urged to look for .gov websites for official, trusted voter information 

AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today warned Mainers to be vigilant when viewing voting information online. This included raising awareness of private sites that may give the false impression – by name, URL, and/or design – that it is an official election website. 

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