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Deputy warden Kim Ward points voters to an open booth around 8:10 a.m. Tuesday at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley in Gardiner. There were long lines just after the doors opened. Staff photo by Joe Phelan
The Farmington Democrat, the first woman to occupy the governor's office in Maine's 199-year history, delivers a message of inclusion and hope, saying the time has come to protect and improve the state we all call home.
Former state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, lost his re-election bid last fall after Democrats revealed he had a felony drug conviction 35 years ago, then hunted when he was legally prohibited from possessing firearms, records show.
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.’
The incumbent Republican believes the ranked-choice system is unconstitutional, but says closing 'this confusing and unfair chapter of voting history' is in the best interest of his constituents.
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.
Attorneys for Rep. Bruce Poliquin, Rep.-elect Jared Golden and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap argue over whether Golden can be seated in Congress on Jan. 3.
The Republican hopes the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston will look more favorably on his case challenging the constitutionality of Maine's voting law.
With more than 50 percent of the recount complete, the Republican incumbent had failed to pick enough votes to indicate he would surpass Democratic Rep.-elect Jared Golden.
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Thursday that there were no significant changes in the tally, which could be complete by Jan. 2, when Congress is sworn in.
The Lewiston Democrat worries that the delay and uncertainty caused by a recount in the race could put him at a disadvantage when Congress convenes in January.
Matt Dunlap says there is no evidence to support statements by 17 midcoast voters who say they received 2nd District ballots even though they live in Maine's 1st District.
Lance Walker, who heard opposing arguments Wednesday by the state and the Poliquin campaign, must decide whether Maine's voter-approved election system is constitutional.
The process, involving the hand-counting of nearly 300,000 votes and several tabulation rounds under ranked-choice voting, could take four weeks, not counting the holidays.
The Republican representative, who was defeated by Democrat Jared Golden in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, continues to look for ways to invalidate the results.
More than 6,000 votes were not included in the Nov. 15 ranked-choice runoff because of a machine scanning glitch, but their eventual inclusion didn't change the final result.
But clerks from several of the 2nd Congressional District's largest communities dispute that portrayal of the election, which ended with Democrat Jared Golden beating the incumbent by more than 3,500 votes.
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