From New Center Maine

Maine’s Republican governor has cast more doubt on a recent congressional election, which the losing GOP incumbent is seeking to nullify in a federal lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the state’s new voting system. Gov. Paul LePage called Maine’s ranked-choice voting system “repugnant” to constitutional rights in Wednesday court filings. Rep. Bruce Poliquin is fighting to undo Democratic opponent Jared Golden’s victory under the system, which allows voters to rank candidates.

Poliquin filed an appeal in his suit Tuesday, after a federal judge last week rejected his request to nullify the election’s outcome and either declare him the winner or order another election. The ranked-choice system, approved by voters in 2016, allows voters to prioritize candidates. It comes into play when no candidate gets 50 percent of the votes. The second-choice votes of voters whose first choice is eliminated get reallocated.

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