Gov. Paul LePage casts doubts on a 'clean election in Maine'

Gov. Paul LePage — who has won two statewide elections in Maine — has joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in calling elections in Maine and the United States illegitimate.

During his weekly Tuesday morning phone chat on WVOM radio, LePage said that as long as Maine doesn’t require voters to provide identification, the system cannot be trusted.

“I am not confident that we are going to have a clean election in Maine,” said LePage in response to a question from the hosts, who introduced it by noting that LePage has won two statewide elections under the same system he now questions. “The Democratic Party insists on not having IDs. Will people from the cemetery be voting? Yes, all around the country. The media and the Democratic Party want everyone to vote, whether they’re citizens or not.”

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap wrote in response to questions from the Bangor Daily News on Tuesday morning that voter identification is a “political issue.” In Maine, voters must show identification to register but not to obtain a ballot.

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