Maine Ranked-Choice Voting

Baber v. Dunlap

Filed: November 13, 2018

Decided: December 28, 2018

Lawsuit filed after the 2018 general election by Bruce Poliquin, the incumbent Republican congressman for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, challenging the constitutionality of Maine’s Ranked-Choice Voting Act. Poliquin argued that ranked-choice voting denies voters’ due process rights and violates the Voting Rights Act. Jared Golden, the Democratic challenger to Poliquin, intervened in the case. The court issued a judgment in favor of the defendants and Golden was elected as the representative for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

Case Documents (District court)

Plaintiffs' notice of appeal (Dec. 17, 2018)

Order (Dec. 13, 2018)

Plaintiffs' reply in support of motion for preliminary injunction (Dec. 2, 2018)

Voter intervenors' opposition to plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (Nov. 28, 2018)

ME secretary of state's opposition to plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (Nov. 28, 2018)

Intervenor Golden's opposition to the plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (Nov. 28, 2018)

Amended complaint (Nov. 27, 2018)

Plaintiffs' motion for apreliminary injunction and incorporated memorandum (Nov. 13, 2018)

Complaint (Nov. 13, 2018)

Case Documents (1st circuit)

Appellants' consented motion to dismiss appeal (Dec. 28, 2018)

Order denying appellants' emergency motion for injunction pending appeal (Dec. 21, 2018)

Appellants' reply in support of emergency motion for injunction pending appeal (Dec. 20, 2018)

Intervenor-appellee Golden's opposition to appellants' emergency motion for injunction pending appeal (Dec. 21, 2018)

Intervenor-appellees' opposition to appellants' emergency motion for injunction pending appeal (Dec. 19, 2018)

Appellee ME governor's response to appellants' emergency motion for injunction pending appeal (Dec. 19, 2018)

Appellants' emergency motion for injunction pending appeal (Dec. 18, 2018)

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