AUGUSTA — An attorney for U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn told a judge Wednesday that Maine’s secretary of state went too far when he eliminated entire sheets of Linn’s nominating petitions because some signatures were deemed invalid. ennebec County District Court Judge William Stokes said he would rule soon on Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s […]
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Signatures of dead voters won’t keep U.S. Senate candidate off Maine primary ballot
AUGUSTA — Although Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap ruled that more than 200 signatures on Max Linn’s candidate petition were invalid, including several that belonged to people who died years ago, he said Thursday that the Republican U.S. Senate candidate turned in enough valid signatures to remain on the June primary ballot. The campaign […]
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Hearing held on claim campaign of Brakey's opponent forged dead voters signatures
AUGUSTA — Allegations that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn’s campaign forged the signatures of dead voters to get his name on the June ballot are under review by the state Secretary of State’s Office. The complaint, brought by the campaign of Linn’s Republican primary rival, state Sen. Eric Brakey’s campaign of Auburn, was the […]
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Signature collectors stew over lack of payment
The number of signatures rejected in the casino petition was bad news for the people who helped collect them. In the wake of a failed bid to create a casino in southern Maine, several signature collectors were complaining that they had not been fully paid for their work. John Merchant, who came to Maine to […]
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York County casino campaign turns in signatures
AUGUSTA – A controversial ballot question campaign that hopes to ask voters to approve a third casino for Maine in York County turned in an estimated 68,000 voter signatures to Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap on Monday. Dunlap’s office now has 30 days to review and validate the signatures – some of which have been […]
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Stavros Mendros has major role in citizen-initiated campaigns
LEWISTON — Monday is the deadline for citizen-initiated campaigns to submit signatures to the Secretary of State’s office to qualify for the November ballot. Of the active petitions, half hired Olympic Consulting in Lewiston to send field workers out to collect signatures, a pay-for-signature process that came under fire earlier this week when workers accused […]
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Ballot question asks for 3 percent tax increase on top earners to fund schools
Lewiston public schools could get $3.1 million more per year and Auburn could get $2.78 million more, under a referendum question a group hopes to bring to the ballot in November. On Tuesday, “Stand Up for Students” — a group led by the Maine Education Association — said it has exceeded the number of signatures […]
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Ranked-choice voting advocates gather signatures
AUGUSTA — Residents hoping to get a ranked-choice voting initiative on the ballot are making their final push to collect signatures. More than 100 volunteers will be working to gather as many as 6,000 signatures across Maine on Saturday and Sunday. The group has collected more than 55,000 signatures so far and needs just more […]
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Pot legalization advocates turn in petitions for referendum in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Marijuana advocates turned in 1,521 petition signatures seeking a legalization referendum in South Portland on Monday, marking a key milestone in what may be the Maine effort’s toughest battle yet. While the Marijuana Policy Project and its coalition of supporters faced little in the way of outspoken resistance while campaigning for a […]
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Bear baiting opponents collect 78,528 signatures
AUGUSTA (AP) — A group that wants to ban bear hunting using bait, dogs and traps says it has submitted 78,528 signatures to the state. Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting said the secretary of state needs to certify only 57,277 signatures to qualify for the ballot. It says signatures were collected from 417 communities. Maine […]