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Sponsored by: OTELCO

Mainers — and residents of all states except Arizona and Hawaii, which don't observe daylight saving time — will get an extra hour of sleep when the timekeeping standard ends this Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 a.m.

In recent years, lawmakers including the Maine Legislature have considered making DST permanent. Advocates on both sides of the idea have made strong cases, citing effects of the clock changes on human health, traffic accidents, crime and more.

How do you feel about year-round daylight saving time, and "springing ahead" once and for all?

Would Mainers be better off if we didn't have to reset clocks twice a year because of daylight saving time?
Yes (84%, 512 VOTES)
No (16%, 98 VOTES)
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Sponsored by: OTELCO

Mainers — and residents of all states except Arizona and Hawaii, which don't observe daylight saving time — will get an extra hour of sleep when the timekeeping standard ends this Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 a.m.

In recent years, lawmakers including the Maine Legislature have considered making DST permanent. Advocates on both sides of the idea have made strong cases, citing effects of the clock changes on human health, traffic accidents, crime and more.

How do you feel about year-round daylight saving time, and "springing ahead" once and for all?

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  • 21 Comments
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21 Comments

  • October 27, 2020

    Better than this idea is simply moving to Atlantic Time zone. My vote is for moving Maine into the Atlantic Time Zone with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

  • October 27, 2020

    We need to get this done once and for all. It just makes sense. Come on legislators, do it!

  • October 27, 2020

    Yes. studies have shown that heart attacks go up when we change the time in the spring, because of the disruption to sleep patterns. And I say - not only should we stop messing about with the clocks, but we should probably be on Atlantic time. And before everyone gets all "but that would be confusing because New Hampshire is on eastern time", let me remind you that New Brunswick isn't, and it isn't confusing at all. There are states across America that are in different time zones from their neighboring states . Everyone seems to figure it out.

  • October 27, 2020

    In the past, I've heard Maine lawmakers comment that they "would be willing to (not change clocks) if Boston also did (not change clocks/time), for economic reasons (ie. aligning workday schedules). Instead, how about the DIRIGO! mentality - we should do it to be differentiate our state and highlight how we are leaders. Let other states follow suit!

  • October 26, 2020

    Leave it on standard time all year long.