Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is wrapping up his tenure after a frenetic four-year span in which he stood up to President Donald Trump’s Election Integrity Commission
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Libertarians sue Maine secretary of state for decertifying their party
The party failed to turn out 10,000 voters in the 2018 election, the minimum for party status under state law.
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‘Perfect storm’ of problems blamed for gridlock at Maine motor vehicles offices
Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches face issues, including a staffing shortage, that have left thousands of motorists waiting hours to renew drivers’ licenses or register vehicles.
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Maine Secretary of state says Poliquin campaign’s charges could erode confidence in voting system
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap criticized the campaign of U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin on Sunday for its allegations about mishandled ballot boxes, saying the charges could cause voters to lose confidence in the voting system. “I feel like I should reach out to the campaign and say, ‘Let us do our work before you […]
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Matt Dunlap accuses White House of falsely implying widespread voter fraud
Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on Friday accused the White House and leaders of a presidential commission of making false statements about potential voter fraud and of “troubling bias” as they led the now-disbanded election commission. In a scathing letter to Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Dunlap said […]
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Federal voter fraud commission documents released
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap was notified Wednesday that he will receive, within 24 hours, documents related to a presidential commission on voting integrity he served on last year. Dunlap, one of 11 members appointed by the Trump administration, sued the commission last year after he was excluded from information, including state voting data. A federal judge […]
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Matt Dunlap disappointed Trump pulled plug on 'voter fraud' commission
AUGUSTA — For Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, participation in a federal voter-fraud commission proved “a strange, surreal and remarkable journey.” With President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the plug on his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, Dunlap’s formal role is over. But, he warned, the issue is not going away. Dunlap said […]
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I’m on Trump’s voter fraud commission; I’m suing it to find out what it’s doing
On Nov. 9, I filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Washington, seeking to obtain the working documents, correspondence and schedule of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. What’s remarkable about my lawsuit is that I’m a member of the commission, and apparently this is the only way I can find out what […]
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Matthew Dunlap goes to court to force Trump voter fraud panel to keep him informed
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is upping the ante in his effort to compel President Trump’s voter fraud commission to provide him with information and correspondence about its work. Dunlap, one of four Democrats on the 11-member Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, has asked a federal judge to issue an injunction forcing the […]
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Study: Maine ballot questions too confusing even for college graduates
A nationwide study on the complexity of the wording of ballot questions found that it takes a post-graduate education just to comprehend the title of the average referendum in Maine. Or to put it another way, the study found that it would take 25 years of education to figure out the average ballot question in […]