Legal Opinion
In Re Primary Election Ballot Disputes 2004
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 30, 2004No. Docket Nos. SJC-239 to SJC-241PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
[¶ 1] The Deputy Secretary of State has notified the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court that, following the conclusion of the recounts conducted in the Democratic Primaries in House District 137 and Senate District 29, and in the Republican Primary in Senate District 20, there were enough disputed ballots to affect the outcomes of those primary races, and the disputes over those ballots need to be resolved.
[¶ 2] Because of ambiguity in the language of 21-A M.R.S.A. § 737-A(10) (Supp.2003), we invited all parties and the Attorney General to provide briefs on the issue of whether the…
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