TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
PROBLEM: The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on November 8 , 2016 , as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated .

SOLUTION: The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on 8 November 2016 .

PROBLEM: The Chinese People 's Liberation Army ( PLA ) is the armed forces of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) and of its founding and ruling political party , the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) .

SOLUTION: The People 's Liberation Army ( or simply PLA ) is the armed forces of the Communist Party of China .

PROBLEM: This was demonstrated by the fact there were people that felt a driving need to be included in the encyclopedia as a sort of stamp of approval of their importance and position .

SOLUTION:
Some people felt it was very important to be included in the encyclopedia .