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Opinion of the Justices

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 25, 2002PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*792QUESTION PROPOUNDED BY THE GOVERNOR IN A COMMUNICATION DATED NOV. 22, 2002

To the Honorable Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court:

Please accept my request for an Opinion of the Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court pursuant to Article VI, § 3 of the Maine Constitution on a series of questions related to my legal authority regarding the evaluation of disputed ballots and the certification of election results.

There is no question that the ultimate authority to determine who will sit in the Legislature is the purview of the respective chambers. My questions arise in the course of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  2. Cummings v. EastmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1927
  3. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
  4. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  5. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
  3. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  4. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  5. Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012

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