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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Maine Attorney General's Office Picks And Chooses It's Cases

Bowdoinham clerk fined $250

Judge sentences Ross for ballot handling crime, condemns vote disclosure

By Darcie Moore, Times Record Staff

BATH — Judge John David Kennedy on Wednesday sentenced Bowdoinham Town Clerk Pamela Ross to pay a $250 fine for mishandling absentee ballots from a Feb. 2 special election to fill a vacancy on the Board of Selectmen.

Kennedy announced Ross’ punishment Wednesday morning in Sagadahoc County Superior Court, where town employees, a selectman and some residents gathered for the sentencing.

On Sept. 29, Ross pleaded “no contest” to a Class E misdemeanor charge of violating Maine law regarding the counting of absentee ballots.

The Maine Attorney General’s Office filed a complaint against Ross in West Bath District Court on March 31, alleging that on or about Feb. 2, Ross “did unfold one or more absentee ballots at the time she removed the ballots from the absentee ballot envelopes.”

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They can't prosecute $32,500.00 worth of fraud in Lisbon, but they can go after a town clerk for unfolding an absentee ballot. WOW! Oh, that's right, Lisbon Police Chief David T. Brooks is cozy with them and their investigators. Different County, Different Rules. Todd Comber