Legal Opinion
Me. Republican Party v. Dunlap
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 29, 2018No. 1:18-cv-00179-JDLPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON D. LEVY, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
Ranked-choice voting is set to be employed in the Maine primary election on June 12, 2018, following almost two years of legislative and litigated battles between its proponents and detractors. Against this backdrop, the Maine Republican Party1 filed this civil action on May 4, 2018, and simultaneously moved for a preliminary injunction (ECF No. 3) seeking to prevent the Defendant, Matthew Dunlap, Secretary of State for the State of Maine (the "Secretary"), from implementing ranked-choice voting for the Party's June 12 primary. Also on May 4, the Party adopted…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by4 opinions
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