Maine Journalist Phil Hirschkorn on How Dems Could Replace Platner Should He Drop Out of the U.S. Senate Race: ‘No One Really Knows’

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HIRSCHKORN: “This is unprecedented territory. We don’t think this has ever happened, although Maine state law has a provision for this happening, other than death or horrible illness and it incapacitates you. This is a circumstance that Maine law has foreseen, and it sets the second Monday in July as a deadline for a duly nominated candidate to withdraw on his own and he’s the only one who can do it. And then, and then the party has till the fourth Monday in July, which would be July 27th, to make a replacement candidate. So, we don’t know how that process would work. Among the contenders are Dr. Shah, who I mentioned, Troy Jackson, who is our state Senate President, who placed third in the primary. He’s already filed this paperwork with the FEC. He’s, I’m told, definitely interested, and the filing proves that. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who placed fourth in the primary, is also considering to be considered, should the circumstance arise.”