Maine Officer Denied Ballot After Declining to Surrender Weapon

During a press conference, Bangor Chief Ron Gastia said officers aren't required to surrender their firearms to vote. And the election warden who turned the officer away has been dismissed.

Bangor, Maine, officials are now dealing with the fallout from an election official's decision to deny a local officer a ballot when he declined to hand over his service weapon, reports the Bangor Daily News.

During a press conference, Bangor Chief Ron Gastia said officers aren't required to surrender their firearms to vote. And the election warden who turned the officer away has been dismissed.

Read the full story at BangorDailyNews.com.

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