It’s worrisome they don’t seem to feel a responsibility to enact ranked-choice voting.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: Independents should quit posturing
While ranked-choice voting is being worked out, Maine needs everyone casting a ballot in the primaries.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Legislature thwarts will of voters again, inviting showdown in June
If ranked-choice elections make it back on the ballot next summer, it will be a vote on what it means when Mainers vote for something.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
After Legislature delays ranked-choice voting, push for people’s veto is on
Supporters of the voting change say they will take it back to the voters who approved the shift in 2016.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: A simple constitutional proposal could avoid ‘spoiler’ outcomes in Maine elections
This version of ranked-choice voting satisfies all the constitutional questions that have been raised.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine lawmakers add confusion to very simple question
If they would listen to the voters, state officials would stop trying to kill ranked-choice voting.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
A final resolution on ranked-choice voting: Fix it, don’t patch it
Now is the time to face up to the majority voting issue problem in the Maine Constitution and resolve it.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ranked-choice best choice for primaries
A bill before the Legislature would let voters focus on one question next spring: Who would be the best governor of Maine?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Hannah Pingree: Ranked-choice voting gives voters more voice
Repealing ranked-choice voting would bind us to an election system that remains deeply flawed.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers divided over ranked-choice voting
The Senate votes to repeal the voting method approved in a statewide referendum, but the House opts to leave parts of the law intact for primary voting and congressional elections.