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Facing Potential Defeat, GOP Congressman Sues to Stop Ranked Choice Voting
AUGUSTA, MAINE - US Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday to stop ranked choice voting in Maine's 2nd Congressional District. The suit, filed against Secretary of State Matthew ...
13 Nov, 2018
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Beyond the Midterms: Independents in History
I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican. I am an independent who believes that at this moment of partisan dysfunction and division that the health of American democracy depends on the capacity o ...
12 Nov, 2018
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Election Integrity Activists to Sue Florida Sec. of State Amidst Midterm Madness
FLORIDA - Election integrity advocates will take Florida to court over ballot image preservation as soon as possible — the latest in a myriad of conflicts contributing to post-election chaos in the Su ...
11 Nov, 2018
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OPINION: Maine Republican Congressman Clearly Prefers Minority Rule in Elections as He Faces Potential Loss
MAINE - Republican US Rep. Bruce Poliquin says that if ranked choice voting was not in place, his race would be over with him leading Democrat Jared Golden 46.2% to 45.5% — less than 2,000 votes ...
11 Nov, 2018
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Hold On to Your Seats: This Wild Midterm Election Is Not Over Yet
IVN Author Wes Messamore and I delve into some of the biggest races that haven't been decided in the 2018 midterms, and the controversies arising that could drag these races out longer, President Dona ...
10 Nov, 2018
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Maine House Race First in the Nation to be Decided by Ranked Choice Voting; Exit Polls Indicate Flip
MAINE - The race for Maine's 2nd Congressional District will be the first in the nation to be decided by ranked choice voting.Republican US Rep. Bruce Poliquin has a slight lead over Democrat Jared Go ...
09 Nov, 2018
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Sessions Ouster Clears The Way for Federal Marijuana Legalization
Attorney General Jeff Sessions' resignation from his post this week at the behest of the president was a cherry on top of another string of wins for the marijuana legalization movement in America.Alth ...
09 Nov, 2018
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Gary Johnson Could Have Won His Senate Race If New Mexico Had Ranked Choice Voting
The New Mexico Senate Race this year was by far the best chance the Libertarian Party has ever had of getting a seat in the U.S. Congress, and in the Senate no less.In this race the nation's third lar ...
08 Nov, 2018
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GOP Takes Senate, Dems Take House
Washington, D.C. - The Republicans have held on to the Senate by grabbing some center-left leaning districts, while Democrats scooped up the 218 they needed to topple GOP control of the House of Repre ...
06 Nov, 2018
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A Word About "Throwing Away" Your Vote...
Fiercely partisan voters on both sides of the aisle agree on one thing: If you vote for a third party or independent candidate instead of one with an "(R)" or "(D)" printed next to their name in the n ...
06 Nov, 2018
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