FILE – In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, right, holds a stack of papers as he meets with then President-elect Donald Trump in Bedminster, N.J. Kobach said in a deposition unsealed Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 that he had discussed with the commission of election integrity a requirement that […]
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Maine secretary of state predicts 20-to-30 percent Election Day turnout
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s top election official is predicting a “low to moderate” turnout on Election Day. Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and whether to approve a third casino in southern Maine. Also on the statewide ballot are bonds and a constitutional […]
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Real ID extension: Feds will accept Maine IDs through Oct. 10, 2018
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued an additional one-year waiver for Maine’s REAL ID Act compliance, which will allow federal agencies to continue to accept driver’s licenses and identification cards from Maine through Oct. 10, 2018, state officials said Thursday. Mainers were in danger of no longer being able to use their driver’s […]
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Matt Dunlap decries ‘vacuum of information’ from Trump voter fraud commission
The Maine member of President Trump’s voter fraud commission has written a pointed letter to its executive director, demanding he be given documents and kept informed about the group’s activities and charging that there is “a vacuum of information.” Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, one of four Democrats on the 12-person commission, sent the letter […]
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Matt Dunlap still won't share Maine voter data with task force
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s secretary of state says he is sticking with his decision to deny a request for voter data made by a Trump administration commission. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said last month he would not comply with the request by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which is investigating possible voter […]
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House seeks to make lying to legislators a felony
AUGUSTA — Despite warnings it could escalate partisan squabbles into criminal charges, the House approved a proposal that would make it a felony for some to provide false testimony to legislators. Initially conceived as a broad ban on anyone providing false testimony, the revised bill adopted by a vote of 76-70 would make it a […]
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Angus King worried Russia will tamper with U.S. election results
AUGUSTA — If the Russians or anyone else want to tamper with the results of an election, they’re not going to get far in Maine. Since the state relies on paper ballots for nearly all of its voting, Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Monday, Mainers should feel confident that nobody can undercut the will […]
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Trump lawyers, Dunlap certain there was no voter fraud in 2016 election
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for “a major investigation into voter fraud” that seeks to probe a number of issues that Maine Gov. Paul LePage has also raised repeatedly. Neither man has provided a single provable example to back up their claims that election results were tainted. Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, who called […]
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Without evidence, Gov. Paul LePage questions integrity of Maine’s elections
Though Gov. Paul LePage indicated in letters to lawmakers this week that he has “strong concerns regarding the integrity of Maine’s ballot and accuracy of Maine’s election results,” he hadn’t mentioned any of the concerns to officials who count the ballots. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Thursday he hasn’t heard from the governor about […]
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Secretary of state addresses students about voting
This is a statement issued by Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, addressed to students who may be concerned about voting in the wake of a flier distributed at Bates College that warned students about the possible legal consequences of casting a ballot Tuesday: Your status as a student is a neutral factor in exercising your […]