Bruce Poliquin and his supporters are inventing problems when they just have to count to two.
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Long recount could leave Maine’s 2nd District seat vacant when Congress begins new term
A spokesman for Jared Golden says delaying his swearing-in to the U.S. House would only hurt the people who elected him.
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Video: Recount in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District election is underway
After losing by more than 3,500 votes in the nation’s first ranked-choice election, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin asked for a hand recount
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With 2nd District recount set to start, judge says he’ll rule soon on ranked-choice challenge
Lance Walker, who heard opposing arguments Wednesday by the state and the Poliquin campaign, must decide whether Maine’s voter-approved election system is constitutional.
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Ballot recount in 2nd Congressional District race starts Thursday
The process, involving the hand-counting of nearly 300,000 votes and several tabulation rounds under ranked-choice voting, could take four weeks, not counting the holidays.
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Poliquin’s election challenge faces long odds
Wednesday’s hearing is the start of a push to make Maine the national, legal test case for ranked-choice voting in any federal election.
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Golden’s lawyer calls Poliquin suit ‘sour grapes’
In a legal filing, Jared Golden’s attorney also says that the court should not allow Poliquin to ‘change the rules’ after the election.
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Contesting ranked-choice loss, Rep. Poliquin asks judge to order a new election
The Republican representative, who was defeated by Democrat Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, continues to look for ways to invalidate the results.
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Uncounted ballots become flashpoint in disputed 2nd District race between Poliquin, Golden
More than 6,000 votes were not included in the Nov. 15 ranked-choice runoff because of a machine scanning glitch, but their eventual inclusion didn’t change the final result.
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Poliquin says recount needed to address ‘chaotic’ ranked-choice process
But clerks from several of the 2nd Congressional District’s largest communities dispute that portrayal of the election, which ended with Democrat Jared Golden beating the incumbent by more than 3,500 votes.