Congressman to appeal ruling on Maine’s new voting system

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin intends to appeal a judge’s dismissal of his lawsuit over Maine’s new ranked balloting system.
A federal judge last week rejected Poliquin’s request to nullify the outcome of the election and either declare him the winner or order another election. His notice of appeal was filed Monday.
Poliquin lost his re-election bid to Democratic State Rep. Jared Golden in November.
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