Signatures of dead voters wont keep U.S. Senate candidate off Maine primary ballot
Source: Portland Press Herald
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 of state Sen. Eric Brakey of Auburn, the other Republican on the ballot, filed a complaint against Linn’s campaign in March after it discovered the signatures of dead voters. The two are vying for the chance to challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent, in November.
After a hearing with Linn and Brakey’s election team, Dunlap found 230 signatures on Linn’s petition were either invalid or forgeries. But Dunlap also confirmed that Linn, a financial planner and Bar Harbor resident, still had 2,018 valid signatures – 18 more than needed.
Brakey’s political director, David Boyer, said Thursday that the campaign was considering an appeal of Dunlap’s decision to Kennebec County Superior Court, noting that nearly 10 percent of Linn’s signatures were invalid.
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