Making Maine a presidential primary state and expanding ranked-choice voting will restore faith in the process.
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Poliquin denounces ranked-choice voting, addresses student voting in talk at Colby
Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said the voter-approved ranked-choice process was a “scam” and that Colby students have the legal right to vote in local elections if they obtain a Maine driver’s license within 30 days of living in the state.
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U.S. House Republican leader assails ranked-choice voting in Maine
Republicans in Augusta and Washington are trying to stymie or repeal a voting method they say helps Democrats like Jared Golden.
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Bill seeks to expand Maine’s ranked-choice voting to presidential elections
The legislation would extend the balloting system to the primaries, if political parties choose to adopt them, and presidential general elections.
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Election reform bills include effort to expand ranked-choice voting to state races
Several measures to change state and local primary elections and boost clean elections funding also are on the docket at the State House.
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Republicans may seek to overturn ranked-choice voting in Maine
It isn’t clear how they would proceed in an effort to reverse what Maine voters have twice approved at the polls.
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LePage takes parting shot at ‘stolen election’ that cost fellow Republican his seat in Congress
In signing off on Democrat Jared Golden’s win over Rep. Bruce Poliquin, the outgoing governor writes that the first ranked-choice congressional election ‘didn’t result in a true majority as promised.’
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Our View: Noise aside, the fact is that Jared Golden won in Maine’s 2nd District
Incumbent Bruce Poliquin finally folds after each of his overblown claims against ranked-choice voting is knocked down.
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Court denies Poliquin’s appeal to stop Golden’s certification as winner
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling is the latest blow to Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s legal battle to reverse the outcome of the ranked-choice election in Maine’s 2nd District.
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Jared Golden plans town halls, listening tour as he prepares to take office
LEWISTON — Standing on a Birch Street sidewalk Thursday, Jared Golden said he has no doubt he will take the oath of office Jan. 3 as the next congressman from Maine’s 2nd District. Though a court fight continues over the constitutionality of the ranked-choice voting system that ended with his victory last month, the 36-year-old […]