A tie vote on a joint order continues the uncertainty over whether the system can be used for the first time statewide in the June 12 primaries.
Scott Thistle
Scott Thistle is the State House reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He has covered politics and government in Maine since 2006. Prior to that he served as the State House reporter for the Duluth News Tribune in Duluth, Minnesota. A Maine native, Thistle has worked in journalism since 1990, when he got his start at a weekly newspaper in rural Oxford County, Maine. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and an active volunteer with the National Ski Patrol. He resides with his wife, Amy and his two sons Finn and Kai, in Auburn, Maine.
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Signatures of dead voters won’t keep U.S. Senate candidate off Maine primary ballot
Max Linn turned in enough valid petition signatures to run against Eric Brakey in the Republican primary, even though 230 of those signatures were declared invalid.
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Ranked-choice voting’s potential impact on Maine legislative primaries? One race.
The only race where it might be used on June 12 is in House District 75, and one of the three Republican candidates says he might sue if he loses.
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Maine Senate takes unusual step of asking court to hear its concerns about ranked-choice voting
The 21-13 vote does not guarantee that a judge will grant the Senate status in the case, which is expected to be decided in the next few days.
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Legislative committee backs pay raise for next Maine governor
The increase, long sought by Gov. Paul LePage, would boost the annual salary for his successor from $70,000 to $150,000 and raise meal and lodging reimbursements for lawmakers.
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Local officials ready for June election despite confusion over ranked-choice voting
Numerous municipal clerks say they will be able to handle the new voting system as well as traditional balloting, and the difficulty with the new law is at the state level.
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Judge hears emergency request to allow Maine to move forward with ranked-choice voting
Attorneys for Maine’s secretary of state and the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting argue for a ruling that would clear the way for the nation’s first statewide ranked-choice election in June.
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House votes against holding hearing on ballot question to expand home care for elderly
The ballot question would generate $310 million a year by raising income taxes on the state’s highest wage earners.
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Dunlap holds unusual hearing on whether Senate campaign forged signatures of dead voters
Republican candidates Eric Brakey and Max Linn are at odds in a contest to challenge incumbent independent U.S. Sen. Angus King.
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Judge cites LePage’s stay at Trump hotel in ruling that lawsuit against president can proceed
He also points to the governor’s subsequent visit with the president in finding that Maryland and the District of Columbia have standing to claim that Trump is violating the Constitution by mixing business interests with his work as president.