A federal judge has for the second time ordered the Trump administration to turn over documents to Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap related to his participation on a presidential commission on voting integrity. The order, issued Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C., rejects the commission’s contention that Dunlap is […]
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Historic ranked-choice vote may have changed perceptions, but not election outcomes
AUGUSTA — After all of the anticipation and waiting, ranked-choice voting did not change the final outcome of any of the primary elections that served as test pilots during Maine’s historic use of the alternate ballot-casting system. Yet preliminary results show one candidate experienced a surge in support during Wednesday night’s vote retabulations, although not […]
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Livermore election warden receives national award
LIVERMORE — Retiring election warden Frank Castonguay, 91, was presented with a National Secretaries of State Medallion Award by Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on Tuesday. The surprise honor — one of only five Medallion Awards presented in the state — was in recognition of and appreciation for his 14 years of overseeing voting in […]
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Matt Dunlap says GOP lawsuit over ranked-choice voting is based on speculation
The Maine Republican Party’s claim in a federal lawsuit that ranked-choice voting could lead to the election of a candidate who was not truly the party’s “standard-bearer” is based only on speculation, an attorney for Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said in a formal response to the suit. “The underlying factual assumptions for this theory […]
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Maine explains ranked-choice voting in animated video
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office released an informational video on ranked-choice voting Monday, roughly one month before Maine becomes the first state to use the tabulation process during a statewide election. In the five-minute-long animated video, Dunlap walks viewers through the process of selecting candidates in the voting booth on June 12 and how votes […]
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Maine Secretary of State prepares to use ranked choice voting in June 12 primaries
AUGUSTA – Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Wednesday he would move forward to conduct a first-in-the-nation statewide ranked choice election on June 12, when Democrats and Republicans pick their party nominees from crowded fields for governor and two other races. Dunlap’s announcement came a day after the state’s high court issued an opinion saying the […]
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Signatures of dead voters won’t keep U.S. Senate candidate off Maine primary ballot
AUGUSTA — Although Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap ruled that more than 200 signatures on Max Linn’s candidate petition were invalid, including several that belonged to people who died years ago, he said Thursday that the Republican U.S. Senate candidate turned in enough valid signatures to remain on the June primary ballot. The campaign […]
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Maine races to implement ranked-choice voting before June primary
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine election officials are racing to implement a new voting system in time for the June primary, marking the first use of ranked-choice voting in statewide primary elections. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap plans to submit proposed rules governing the voting method by month’s end. “It is exciting to finally have a […]
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Dunlap to Lewiston mayor: Letter to voters causes 'unfounded fear'
LEWISTON — In a formal response to Lewiston officials Friday, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap described Mayor Shane Bouchard’s recent letter to new voters as “a disservice to the public discourse.” The letter to Bouchard came two days after criticism rained down on the mayor from college students and the City Council president, who charged […]
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Trump administration to destroy voter data
In an apparent effort to avoid turning documents over to Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, the Trump administration has told a federal judge it will destroy the voter registration data that some states forwarded to the president’s voter fraud commission. The White House director for information technology, Charles C. Herndon, revealed the administration’s new […]