PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 27, 2020
CONTACT: Jason Savage ([email protected])

Maine GOP Files Appeal of RCV Decision, Over 2,000 Maine Voters Wrongly
Disenfranchised

 

 

AUGUSTA, ME-- Today the Maine GOP filed an appeal in Cumberland County
Superior Court on the Secretary of State's outrageous ruling to
silence and invalidate thousands of Maine voters' voices.

Maine GOP Chair Dr. Demi Kouzounas commented on the filing, "through a
meticulous investigation by our team and volunteers, we have found and
verified that thousands of registered Maine voters' signatures were
improperly deemed invalid."

"Much like when we cast a vote, each signature from a registered Maine
voter deserves to be counted. It is shocking how many voters the
Secretary of State chose to silence."

"Our repeal calls for the swift reversal and reinstatement of the
signatures that Secretary Dunlap wrongly disqualified. It is completely
unacceptable that our Secretary of State would handle such an important
process so poorly. As long as Maine voices are silenced, we will not
stop fighting," concluded Kouzounas.

Background:
* Through a review of nearly 10,000 petition sheets processed by the
Secretary of State, Maine GOP has identified over 2,000 signatures
improperly invalidated under four different categories of technical
invalidation.

* Maine GOP's findings are more than necessary to qualify the
People's Veto of Rank Choice Voting for the ballot this November.

* Invalidation of signatures in a number of other areas, including
simple tabulation errors, erroneous disqualifications, and even improper
claim of material alteration, account for hundreds more signatures that
should have been deemed valid.

* In one instance, a signature from a voter with cerebral palsy who
legally signed a petition with a stamp, as is his constitutional right,
was deemed invalid.

* Maine GOP was not able to access and scan petitions until the middle
of last week. If given more time, there is no question that more
discrepancies would have been uncovered.

 
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