Maine Bill to Expand Ranked Choice Voting for State Office General Elections Advances

On March 26, the Maine Joint Veterans & Legal Affairs Committee passed LD 202. It would amend the state constitution to allow ranked choice voting to be used for general elections for state office. Currently it is used for federal office, and primaries for state office, but it can’t be used for state offices in general elections because the state constitution says those elections are by “plurality”.

The bill now goes to the floor of both houses. It needs two-thirds in each house. If that happens, then it goes to the voters.


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Maine Bill to Expand Ranked Choice Voting for State Office General Elections Advances — 4 Comments

  1. Single-winner election districts under RCV is a one-party system that’s ruining the elections where implemented.

    See the correct 1Ogle Method linked to the new 1Libertarian Caucus dot com in lower right corner for a new 11-minute promo;

    https://youtu.be/aZAECZySA3U

  2. We are bringing the 1Ogle Method for decision-items now and the 2021 item is a write-in item at end of video that we need 50% plus one vote of US voters to consider, “Repeal the McCain Naval Court Inquiry of the USS Liberty Incident”.

  3. The amendment does not say anyhing about RCV.

    Maybe there will be an initiative to provide a Louisiana Open Primary.

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