I am writing to urge all Maine voters to please go to the polls and vote during the primary election on June 12. It is so, so, so very important. Let me give you three reasons why:

1. We can show the nation and the world that ranked-choice voting can produce the best and fairest way to express the real will of the people.

2. You have an opportunity to support a way to get money out of politics by supporting individuals who are running as Clean Election candidates. The system makes it very tedious and difficult for candidates to do this, yet a few have bravely embraced that option.

3. If you are a registered Democrat, you have an unprecedented opportunity to choose as a nominee for governor a woman who is smart, compassionate, gets the needs of the whole state and has the guts to run as a Clean Election candidate: Betsy Sweet.

Your vote matters.

Patricia Pinto

Portland


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