On June 19, a Maine hearing officer issued an opinion that Herbert J. Hoffman has enough valid signatures and should be listed on the November ballot. He is the only independent candidate on the ballot for Maine’s U.S. Senate election this year, and there are no minor party candidates for that race.
The state Democratic Party had challenged Hoffman’s petition, even though the town clerks had found that he had the needed 4,000 valid signatures. The challengers asserted that all voters who had listed a post office box on the petition (instead of their physical street address) should be rejected, but the Hearing Examiner disagreed with that idea. Thanks toDavid Bright for this news.
Dear Editor,
As discussed previously with this editor, my campaign is not ended, as an appeal is going before the Maine Superior Court, based on the fact that 50 towns out of 200 were late in returning petitions that would have validated my nomination.
Until this appeal is resolved it cannot be factually asserted that this is the only independent in the race.
Laurie Dobson