Judge refuses to stop ranked-choice count

[brooklynite]

Source: Portland Press-Herald

AUGUSTA – State election officials plan to run the ranked-choice voting tabulations at noon to decide the winner of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race.

A federal judge rejected U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s request to force the Maine Secretary of State to stop the ranked-choice run-off on Thursday morning.

Less than an hour earlier, elections officials finished scanning all of the remaining ballots that were cast in the Nov. 6 election and announced plans to run the results through the ranked-choice software.

As a result, voters should know shortly afternoon who won the 2nd District race: Poliquin or Democratic challenger Jared Golden.

Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/15/final-ranked-choice-vote-count-slated-for-noon/

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Tabulation will begin at noon.

[cstanleytech]

1. To be honest I do not see why anyone would try to argue its unconstitutional as

the Constitution does not specify the exact form for voting that has to be used in elections.

[krispos42]

2. It may not be traditional, but it is legal. n/t

[James48]

3. GOLDEN WINS!

IN the runnoff tabulation- GOLDEN wins.

12:26 pm.