On August 29, a federal court in Maine ruled that since Herb Hoffman had lost in the Maine state courts, he cannot now go to federal court. So injunctive relief was denied. The federal case is Hoffman v Dunlap, 08-cv-279. Hoffman is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate whose petition was signed by more than 4,000 validly registered voters (the requirement is 4,000 signatures). But the Maine Supreme Judicial Court had eliminated all the signatures on three pages, because three voters who signed the petition said Hoffman wasn’t watching when they signed. Hoffman didn’t need those three signatures, but he didn’t have enough signatures when the three entire sheets were eliminated.
I just called John Knutson* at his office at the Democratic Party of Maine Headquarters and told him that while I wasn’t a big fan of Collins, after what he did to Herb Hoffman I gave her a $100.00 donation and I would be working as hard as possible to make sure that the Maine Democrats got defeated this election.
* The Maine Party Chair, who is the one who challenged Hoffman.