Republican Gov. Paul LePage said during a radio interview Tuesday morning that he would consider running against Janet Mills, the Democratic governor-elect, in four years if she fails to implement voter-approved Medicaid expansion in a financially “sustainable” way. LePage said that would mean Mills would not touch the state’s budget stabilization – or rainy day […]
election 2018
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Decision day: State expected to announce 2nd District winner as judge rules on challenge
Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s attorney calls for the ranked-choice vote tabulation to stop until Judge Lance Walker issues his decision, but the secretary of state says that won’t happen.
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Elections experts say Poliquin’s constitutional challenge to ranked-choice voting unlikely to prevail
Legal experts and constitutional scholars interviewed by the Press Herald mostly agree that a lawsuit filed Tuesday challenging Maine’s ranked-choice voting law is unlikely to prevail. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, along with three other Maine residents, sued Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap in federal court, claiming that ranked-choice voting violates the U.S. Constitution. Lawyers for […]
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Local & State
Elections experts say Poliquin’s constitutional challenge to ranked-choice voting unlikely to prevail
The U.S. Constitution gives states leeway for running elections and, unlike Maine’s Constitution, doesn’t say they must be decided by a plurality of votes.
Posted inTimes Record
Republicans want worker removed from Poliquin-Golden ballot count
AUGUSTA — Election officials inched closer Monday to a historic ranked-choice run-off in Maine’s 2nd District even as the political parties traded jabs over “voter integrity” and “scare tactics.” With the final outcome of the 2nd District race still unclear, the Maine Republican Party called on Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to reassign an employee involved […]
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Kathleen Parker: Among midterm results, perhaps a Congress that works
Democratic wins bring balance, and incoming lawmakers seem more interested in governing than disrupting.
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Our View: Ranked-choice voting satisfies the will of the people
Expect the 2nd District count to be as well run and open as any other Maine election tally.
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Secretary of state says Poliquin campaign’s charges could erode confidence in voting system
Matthew Dunlap defends his office’s procedures as the campaign and Maine Republican Party release photos purporting to show unsecured ballot boxes sent to Augusta.
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Republican Senate frontrunner files new lawsuits as recounts begin in Florida
Republican Gov. Rick Scott accuses Sen. Bill Nelson of trying to “commit fraud to try to win this election” as his lead over the Democrat shrinks to about 12,000 of 8 million ballots cast.
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What Maine’s new government will mean to you
In 2019, Democratic control in Augusta will prompt a shift in how the state addresses its challenges. Here’s how.