JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Maine begins ranked choice voting in governor's race
In Tuesday's Democratic primary, Nirav Shah, a physician and former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, was ahead with 26.7% as of Tuesday night when the Associated Press determined that the race would go to a run-off.
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Maine Justices Shoot Down RCV Expansion Scheme
THEFEDERALIST (Maisey Jefferson) - Maine Supreme Court Shoots Down Dems’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Ranked-Choice Voting Scheme
In a Monday advisory opinion, the Maine Supreme Court unanimously determined that legislation aimed at expanding the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in the state would, “if enacted, violate the Maine Constitution.” “[T]his decision provides clarity against efforts to pollute our state elections with Ranked-Choice Voting,” Maine Republican Party Chairman Jim Deyermond said in […]