BANGOR — A federal judge is expected to decide within the next few days whether Maine’s first-in-the-nation ranked-choice election for Congress will stand. Attorneys for Rep. Bruce Poliquin and the Maine Attorney General’s Office argued in federal court Wednesday over the constitutionality of Maine’s voting law and the election process that propelled Jared Golden, a […]
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Bruce Poliquin gets the numbers wrong about blank ballots in 2nd District race
One of the issues raised about ranked-choice voting by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin is misplaced. During a press conference last week at the Portland’s International Jetport, the two-term Republican, who is challenging his defeat, said one of his concerns is Maine’s new voting system caused a sharp increase in the number of ballots for which […]
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Maine begins 2nd Congressional District recount Thursday morning
The lengthy, town-by-town recount of nearly 300,000 ballots cast in Maine 2nd Congressional District race will begin Thursday morning, according to the Secretary of State’s office. Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin requested the recount after a tabulation of the ballots using Maine’s ranked-choice voting system showed him trailing Democrat Jared Golden by 3,509 votes. Poliquin […]
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Bruce Poliquin gets the numbers wrong about blank ballots in 2nd District race
One of the issues raised about ranked-choice voting by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin is misplaced. During a press conference last week at the Portland’s International Jetport, the two-term Republican, who is challenging his defeat, said one of his concerns is Maine’s new voting system caused a sharp increase in the number of ballots for which […]
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Maine begins 2nd Congressional District recount Thursday morning
The lengthy, town-by-town recount of nearly 300,000 ballots cast in Maine 2nd Congressional District race will begin Thursday morning, according to the Secretary of State’s office. Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin requested the recount after a tabulation of the ballots using Maine’s ranked-choice voting system showed him trailing Democrat Jared Golden by 3,509 votes. Poliquin […]
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Bruce Poliquin's ranked-choice election faces long odds
MAINE—Lawyers for Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and the Democrat who defeated him will square off in federal court Wednesday in a case with ramifications far beyond Maine’s rural, sprawling 2nd District no matter the outcome. For U.S. Rep.-elect Jared Golden and supporters of ranked-choice voting, the election ended two weeks ago after the Democrat […]
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Great Falls Forum: Midterm election shows a ‘deeply and closely divided’ country
LEWISTON — The 2018 midterm elections are over, and while many are enjoying a respite from political signs and attack ads, a few dozen people eagerly gathered Thursday to break down what it all means. Political scientist Julia Azari told the audience at Thursday’s Great Falls Forum the election represented a country that is “deeply and closely […]
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Jared Golden's lawyer calls Bruce Poliquin suit 'sour grapes'
BANGOR — An effort to seek a new election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race is an “extraordinary attempt to overturn the results of a fair and free election,” an attorney for U.S. Rep.-elect Jared Golden said in a legal filing late Wednesday. Peter Brann, the lawyer for the Lewiston Democrat, said the request by […]
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Bruce Poliquin calls for new election if he is not declared winner
BANGOR — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin asked a federal judge late Tuesday to order a new election in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District if the judge won’t declare Poliquin the winner. The two-term Republican claimed victory based on the first round of ranked-choice voting results in the midterm election earlier this month. Poliquin’s attorneys filed paperwork […]
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Questions raised about extra votes added to 2nd District results
AUGUSTA — As officials scramble to comply with a Monday request for a recount of the nearly 290,000 ballots cast in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District election, the state’s Republican Party raised questions Tuesday about the transparency of the initial count. When Secretary of State Matt Dunlap recently certified the results of the race, Democrat Jared […]