ranked-choice voting Archives

ranked-choice voting

Published
November 19, 2019

In nation’s first federal ranked-choice voting race, Bruce Poliquin lost – and he’s not over it.

The two-term former Republican lawmaker from Maine's 2nd District is trying to block the expansion of the new voting method to other states.
Published
November 17, 2019

Portland poised to ask voters to expand use of ranked-choice voting

The City Council on Monday is expected to set a date to ask whether they want to expand the voting method to all council and school board elections.
Published
October 7, 2019

Green Independent Party candidate explores run against Sen. Collins

Teacher and activist Lisa Savage is the latest potential contender in what is expected to be one of the nation's most closely watched U.S. Senate races in 2020.
Published
October 6, 2019

The Maine Millennial: Outsider brings new approach to campaign finance

Tiffany Bond is using the prominence of her Senate campaign to direct contributions to worthy causes.
Published
September 15, 2019

Jim Fossel: Presidential race could turn on Maine’s ranked-choice voting

In a close election, the system could consolidate the anti-Trump opposition in a way that will help Democrats.
Published
September 6, 2019

Gov. Mills allows ranked-choice voting in Maine’s presidential elections

The bill will become law without her signature, but it will not take effect in time for ranked-choice voting to be used in Maine's new March presidential primary next year.
Published
September 5, 2019

Deadline nears for Mills to decide on ranked-choice voting for president

The governor has until midnight Friday to act on a bill to extend Maine's ranked-choice voting system to presidential elections and primaries. She can sign it, veto it or let it become law without her signature.
Published
September 4, 2019

Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting won’t complicate presidential nominating process

It's up to the party to decide how the voting results will be used to allocate convention delegates.
Published
September 1, 2019

Bill Nemitz: Ranked-choice voting in Maine just got a lot more complicated

The looming presidential primary will add new layers of intrigue – and maybe a lawsuit or two – to the state's first-of-its-kind election process.
Published
August 29, 2019

Conservative group pushing Mills to veto bill for ranked-choice primary

The Maine Heritage Policy Center sends the governor a letter making its case against legislation to extend the state's ranked-choice voting system to the presidential primary in March.