The Maine member of President Trump’s voter fraud commission has written a pointed letter to its executive director, demanding he be given documents and kept informed about the group’s activities and charging that there is “a vacuum of information.” Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, one of four Democrats on the 12-person commission, sent the letter […]
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Matt Dunlap still won't share Maine voter data with task force
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s secretary of state says he is sticking with his decision to deny a request for voter data made by a Trump administration commission. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said last month he would not comply with the request by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which is investigating possible voter […]
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House seeks to make lying to legislators a felony
AUGUSTA — Despite warnings it could escalate partisan squabbles into criminal charges, the House approved a proposal that would make it a felony for some to provide false testimony to legislators. Initially conceived as a broad ban on anyone providing false testimony, the revised bill adopted by a vote of 76-70 would make it a […]
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Angus King worried Russia will tamper with U.S. election results
AUGUSTA — If the Russians or anyone else want to tamper with the results of an election, they’re not going to get far in Maine. Since the state relies on paper ballots for nearly all of its voting, Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Monday, Mainers should feel confident that nobody can undercut the will […]
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Trump lawyers, Dunlap certain there was no voter fraud in 2016 election
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for “a major investigation into voter fraud” that seeks to probe a number of issues that Maine Gov. Paul LePage has also raised repeatedly. Neither man has provided a single provable example to back up their claims that election results were tainted. Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, who called […]
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Without evidence, Gov. Paul LePage questions integrity of Maine’s elections
Though Gov. Paul LePage indicated in letters to lawmakers this week that he has “strong concerns regarding the integrity of Maine’s ballot and accuracy of Maine’s election results,” he hadn’t mentioned any of the concerns to officials who count the ballots. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Thursday he hasn’t heard from the governor about […]
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Secretary of state addresses students about voting
This is a statement issued by Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, addressed to students who may be concerned about voting in the wake of a flier distributed at Bates College that warned students about the possible legal consequences of casting a ballot Tuesday: Your status as a student is a neutral factor in exercising your […]
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Secretary of State says he can’t start ousting Gov. Paul LePage
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state says Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s recent behavior has caused outrage but that doesn’t mean he can’t keep performing as governor. A group of independent and Democratic lawmakers had asked Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to invoke a never-before-used constitutional provision they said would let Dunlap start the process of […]
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Secretary of State might not certify LePage’s choice for Kennebec sheriff
AUGUSTA — The career law enforcement official nominated by Gov. Paul LePage to serve as Kennebec County sheriff said he didn’t know he’d be appointed until the governor called his office on Thursday. It’s a bold move by the Republican governor — who is locked in a battle with the county Democratic committee — but […]
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Paul LePage’s unpublicized executive order violated public records law
AUGUSTA — The executive order issued by Gov. Paul LePage on April 20 to start an investigation into the Maine Human Rights Commission, but wasn’t released publicly until Tuesday, was withheld in apparent violation of Maine public records law. According to Maine Revised Statutes, all executive orders must be filed with the Legislative Council and […]