How does it work? How did we get here in the 2nd Congressional District race? And what could happen next?
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Jared Golden declared winner of first ranked-choice congressional election, but challenge looms
The Democrat gets 50.5% of the vote to 49.5% for Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who says he’ll continues his lawsuit arguing that ranked-choice voting violates federal law.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Decision day: State expected to announce 2nd District winner as judge rules on challenge
Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s attorney calls for the ranked-choice vote tabulation to stop until Judge Lance Walker issues his decision, but the secretary of state says that won’t happen.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Local & State
Elections experts say Poliquin’s constitutional challenge to ranked-choice voting unlikely to prevail
The U.S. Constitution gives states leeway for running elections and, unlike Maine’s Constitution, doesn’t say they must be decided by a plurality of votes.
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Secretary of state says Poliquin campaign’s charges could erode confidence in voting system
Matthew Dunlap defends his office’s procedures as the campaign and Maine Republican Party release photos purporting to show unsecured ballot boxes sent to Augusta.
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Bill Nemitz: Poliquin faces uphill battle for House seat
Republicans overlook the document that will likely land Jared Golden on Capitol Hill: the Constitution of the United States.
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Rep. Poliquin’s campaign raises concerns over handling of ballots in ranked-choice voting process
But Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says the concerns appear to be unfounded and that ‘trying to delegitimize the election process is a bit reckless at this point.’
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Nation’s eyes on Maine as ranked vote tally starts in 2nd District race
Neither Bruce Poliquin nor Jared Golden got 50% of the vote in the first round, so second-choice picks come into play in the first congressional election with ranked-choice voting.
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Rivals so close in 2nd District that ranked-choice votes will determine the winner
The second and third choices of voters who picked the independent candidates will detemine whether U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin returns to Washington or Jared Golden replaces him there.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Poliquin-Golden race likely will come down to ranked-choice voting
Results Wednesday morning showed a dead heat between the two for the 2nd Congressional District seat currently held by Poliquin.