(PORTLAND, Maine) — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and three voters sued Tuesday over Maine’s new voting system, used for the first time in U.S. House and Senate elections. A lawyer for Poliquin’s campaign asked the secretary of state to stop the tabulations to allow a judge to rule, but the secretary declined to stop the process. Poliquin received the most first-place votes on Election Day and believes he should be declared the winner.
A Maine Congressman Just Sued The State Over Its New Ranked-choice Voting System
DAVID SHARP and MARINA VILLENEUVE / AP, Time: Politics
Tue, 11/13/2018 - 9:10am
Topics: bruce poliquin u.s house senate poliquin s democrat jared golden we kristen schulze muszynski secretary state matthew dunlap it denies plaintiffs supporters u.s circuit court appeals san francisco democratic gov elect janet mills maine rep poliquin poliquin election day golden sued ranked-choice voting system votes process voters elections tuesday candidates percent stop vote constitution cast tabulations legal federal lawsuit races effectively majority winner race
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