Maine's governor is threatening not to certify the results of Tuesday's primary

[brooklynite]

Source: Vox

Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage has threatened not to certify the results of Tuesday’s primary elections in Maine, because the state is using an entirely new system of voting.

As Maine voters head to the polls to cast ballots in the nation’s first statewide election using ranked-choice voting (also known as instant-runoff voting), LePage sat down for an interview with the local TV station WCSH-TV, during which he called the new voting system “the most horrific thing in the world.”

“I will probably not certify the election,” LePage said. “I will leave it up to the courts to decide.”

Read more: https://www.vox.com/2018/6/12/17453676/paul-lepage-maine-governor-threatening-not-to-certify-tuesday-primary-results-2018-midterms

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Unless of course

a repub wins.

[royable]

6. They are primaries, so if one or more repubs run in a repub primary, a repub wins.

If democrats run in a democratic primary, a democrat wins. All the winners get to then run against each other in the general election.

[George II]

2. Who is more insane, LePage or trump? Two peas in a sorry-ass pod.

[turbinetree]

3. Hey Lepage..............did you by chance read your own state constitution

you might want to check out Section 12...........................and then Section 13.....................

http://www.maine.gov/legis/const/

[elleng]

4. THAT's the way to do it, stay in office,

'I refuse to leave!!!'

[sarcasmo]

5. No doubt in my mind that will happen in 2020.

[murielm99]

7. Or sooner.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

8. Doesn't matter because his role is only ceremonial. The results are still binding.

He's just having a hissy fit because the people have said once again that they want ranked choice voting. At least, it looks like ranked choice voting is winning with a commanding lead at this point. Not all precincts have reported yet.

See this link
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/06/12/voters-turn-out-for-historic-election-day/

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

9. LePage and Trump and among the most horrific things in the world 🌎 n/t