AUGUSTA — Even after Maine’s high court told Max Linn he wasn’t a qualified candidate, the Bar Harbor businessman is still on the campaign trail. The would-be U.S. Senate candidate is posting signs across Maine declaring that he is “Trump strong.” The trouble is, a vote for Linn in the Republican primary on June 12 will not […]
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Federal court denies GOP request to block ranked-choice ballots
A federal judge on Tuesday turned down a request for a preliminary injunction barring the use of ranked-choice voting in the Maine Republican Party’s June 12 primaries, including the contest to become the party’s gubernatorial candidate. The party filed suit after its state convention in early May, saying delegates unanimously wanted to continue to use a plurality vote in […]
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Next Maine governor to face opioid crisis
AUGUSTA — Maine’s next governor will inherit a host of challenges — including a graying population, struggling paper mills and underfunded schools — that have vexed Blaine House occupants for decades. None of those predecessors has entered office at a time when opioid addiction is claiming so many lives in Maine, however. Maine has failed to reverse […]
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Judge to rule on ranked-choice voting
A federal judge said he will decide early next week whether the Republican primary June 12 will be held under ranked-choice or traditional, plurality voting rules. U.S. District Court Judge Jon Levy did not hint at which way he is leaning on the party’s lawsuit to allow it to continue selecting its candidates by plurality […]
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Injunction requested on ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting is a system “designed to change election outcomes and messages,” and alter the Maine Republican Party, the party said in its latest court filing over the controversial election method. Monday’s filing supports a federal court lawsuit the party filed to stop the use of ranked-choice voting, which was adopted by Maine voters in […]
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Matt Dunlap says GOP lawsuit over ranked-choice voting is based on speculation
The Maine Republican Party’s claim in a federal lawsuit that ranked-choice voting could lead to the election of a candidate who was not truly the party’s “standard-bearer” is based only on speculation, an attorney for Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said in a formal response to the suit. “The underlying factual assumptions for this theory […]
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Lewiston spreading the word on ranked-choice voting
LEWISTON — The City Clerk’s office has put together an informational kiosk on ranked-choice voting at City Hall in preparation for the June 12 primary. According to a news release Wednesday, the clerk’s office has created a voter information table on the second floor of City Hall with materials regarding ranked-choice voting. Maine will be the […]
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Democrats to converge on Lewiston this weekend
LEWISTON — More than 1,300 delegates are expected to descend on Lewiston this weekend for the state Democratic convention that begins Friday afternoon under the banner “Victory Starts Here.” Androscoggin County Democratic Chair Elaine Makas said Wednesday it “will truly be a pleasure to welcome the delegates, candidates and guests to Lewiston and to showcase the Greater L-A area.” […]
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Poliquin says $5B cut to kids' health program is unspent money
Just a few months after approving a six-year extension of the Child Health Insurance Program that serves about 23,000 Maine minors, Congress may strip $7 billion from funds it already approved for the program. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican from Maine’s 2nd District, is among the co-sponsors of a measure that would rescind the […]
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Maine explains ranked-choice voting in animated video
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office released an informational video on ranked-choice voting Monday, roughly one month before Maine becomes the first state to use the tabulation process during a statewide election. In the five-minute-long animated video, Dunlap walks viewers through the process of selecting candidates in the voting booth on June 12 and how votes […]