Groups Hope to Get More Women to Polls ; Election 2004: The Maine Women's Fund and the White House Project Kick Off Their Drive Friday.

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In an election year when every ballot promises to count, women could show their political muscle by going to the polls in droves Nov. 2.

That has made women the target of get-out-the-vote campaigns. And with Maine seen as a swing state in the closely contested presidential election, its female voters are attracting extra attention from groups hoping to mobilize young women, women of color and others who don't always turn out.

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Groups Hope to Get More Women to Polls ; Election 2004: The Maine Women's Fund and the White House Project Kick Off Their Drive Friday.

"It's pretty simple: If you're trying to have a truly democratic process and a democratic government, you need to have a more representative government," said Karin Anderson, directo...

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