Maine State Senator Michael Carpenter (D-Houlton) has this op-ed in the Bangor Daily News. He is a former Attorney General of Maine. He believes that the legislature should pass a compromise bill this week concerning Ranked Choice Voting. He would pass a bill that provides for Ranked Choice Voting for congress, and for primaries for congress, Governor, and legislature. There would be no state constitutional problem with that idea; the state constitution is only an impediment for general elections for state office. Under Carpenter’s proposal, general elections for Governor and legislature would not use Ranked Choice Voting.

It is very likely that the Maine legislature will pass something concerning Ranked Choice Voting this week. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link.

The Oregon Senate Rules Committee will hear testimony on HB 2927 on Wednesday, June 21, at 1 p.m. This is the national popular vote plan bill that has already passed the House.

Oregon seems to be the only state in which a national popular vote plan bill has any chance of passing in 2017.

On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay in Gill v Whitford, the Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case. The vote was 5-4. The justices chosen by Democratic presidents were in the minority. This means that until the case is settled, the old districts will remain in effect. The stay came down about an hour after the court had agreed to hear the case. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.