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- ↑ "Victoria Morales". ballotpedia.org. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ↑ replegislature1120.xlsx (Report). Government of Maine. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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