Rep. Laurel Libby asks federal judge to immediately restore her ability to vote
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Federal judge to decide if Laurel Libby gets temporary right to vote in Maine House
Denying Rep. Laurel Libby the right to speak and vote in the Maine Legislature is a violation of her First Amendment rights, her lawyer said in federal court Friday. But a citizen’s right to vote in a yearly election is not the same as a representative’s right to vote in the House of Representatives, the state argued. Lawyers from the Maine Office of the Attorney General and for Libby, R-Auburn, presented their cases before federal Judge Melissa…
Rep. Laurel Libby to ask federal judge to immediately restore her ability to vote
A judge is scheduled to consider whether the Republican state lawmaker from Auburn should be able to vote while her lawsuit against the Speaker of the House over a censure continues.
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