The Bar Harbor businessman claims Secretary of State Matt Dunlap wrongly used ‘guilt by association’ when he invalidated more than 100 valid voter signatures, preventing him from qualifying for the June 12 primary.
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Disqualified in Maine, Max Linn now has campaign signs in New Hampshire
Officials there say signs for the former Republican U.S. Senate candidate are being posted in public rights of way, violating state law and local ordinances.
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Citing unfinished work, Angus King launches re-election bid for U.S. Senate
The Maine independent says while the Senate is making some progress addressing the partisan divide in Washington, he believes there is still work to be done.
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Congress enacts bill to protect senior citizens from scam artists
The measure, written in part by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, now goes to President Trump’s desk for a signature.
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State’s highest court agrees: Max Linn is ineligible for Republican Senate primary
Justices uphold a lower court ruling that the state had acted properly when it barred his candidacy over a shortfall of valid petition signatures caused when many were deemed fraudulent.
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Republican hoping to run in U.S. Senate race makes last-ditch appeal to Maine’s high court
The court is being asked to reverse an earlier decision by Maine’s secretary of state invalidating Max Linn’s campaign over fake voter signatures
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Republican campaign operatives call for probe of fraudulent signatures
Two men who played key roles in assembling nominating petitions for Max Linn say they want to know who put the signatures of dead voters on some of the petitions.
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Bill Nemitz: Who’s on first with Max Linn campaign?
So ends a bizarre chapter in recent Maine electoral history, not to mention a rare case of actual voter fraud.
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Max Linn pushes to remain on Republican Senate ballot despite fraudulent petition signatures
The candidate’s lawyer acknowledges petition fraud, but says whole sheets shouldn’t be tossed.
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More bogus petition signatures end Republican Max Linn’s run for U.S. Senate
The secretary of state says the Bar Harbor businessman is ineligible for the June primary because he lacks the required number of petition signatures, and a criminal investigation into potential fraud is possible.