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Maine Governor Calls Ranked-Choice Voting 'Repugnant'
AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's Republican governor is casting doubts on election results while a GOP congressman continues a federal lawsuit over Maine's new voting system.
Gov. Paul LePage called Maine's ranked voting system "repugnant'' to constitutional rights in Wednesday filings.
Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin is fighting to undo Democratic opponent Jared Golden's election under ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank candidates.
Poliquin asked courts Tuesday to prevent Maine from certifying an election winner. LePage declined to sign an election certificate Maine sent to the House showing Golden won.
Read more: http://www.mainepublic.org/post/maine-governor-calls-ranked-choice-voting-repugnant
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