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Lawmakers hear bill to change recount thresholds and require recount cost accountability
Summary
LD 1289 would tighten thresholds for taxpayer‑funded election recounts and require candidates who request discretionary recounts to pay the actual costs if they remain unsuccessful; the Secretary of State's office and civic groups testified in support and asked for a small technical amendment clarifying when costs apply.
Sen. Teresa Purse (D‑Cumberland) introduced LD 1289, a bill to amend Maine's recount laws by reducing the margin thresholds that permit a losing candidate to request a taxpayer‑funded recount and clarifying who pays recount costs when an unsuccessful recount is requested.
Deputy Secretary of State Emily Cook testified in favor, saying Maine's November election produced a record number of legislative recount requests (11 legislative recounts plus a…
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