ranked-choice voting

Published
September 8, 2020

Court puts brakes on decision to allow ranked-choice veto question in November

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court still must rule on an underlying appeal of Secretary of State Matt Dunlap's decision to invalidate signatures on a people's veto petition.
Published
September 3, 2020

State’s high court hears case on people’s veto for ranked-choice voting

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court hears oral arguments in a legal battle over a people's veto ballot question on ranked choice voting for president this fall.
Published
August 28, 2020

Maine secretary of state appeals judge’s ruling on ranked-choice voting

The decision this week allows a referendum this November on use of the voting method in presidential elections.
Published
August 25, 2020

People’s veto on ranked choice voting resurrected again

A judge ruled Monday that Maine's secretary of state improperly invalidated some signatures, which means Maine voters could decide for a third time whether they want to use ranked choice.
Published
August 22, 2020

Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting gives Mainers another chance to make history

Voters don't have to worry that the independent will be the ‘spoiler’ of the U.S. Senate race.
Published
August 21, 2020

Our View: Another argument against ranked-choice voting goes down

As the latest federal ruling shows, the idea that Maine voters are disenfranchised is wrong.
Published
August 14, 2020

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Maine’s ranked-choice voting law

The decision comes 2 days after Maine's secretary of state affirmed his earlier ruling that the Maine Republican Party did not gather enough valid signatures to force a people's veto of the law.
Published
August 13, 2020

Federal judge again hears arguments against Maine’s ranked-choice voting law

In a federal lawsuit against Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, 4 voters contend they were either disenfranchised by the system or forced to cast ballots for candidates they did not support.
Published
August 13, 2020

Maine secretary of state reaffirms decision to disqualify ranked-choice petitions

Matt Dunlap, for the second time, has determined that the Maine Republican Party failed to collect enough valid voter signatures to put a citizen's veto question on the November ballot.
Published
August 2, 2020

Another View: Editorial on Maine’s U.S. Senate campaign ignored independent candidate

Lisa Savage is on the ballot, and that should be noted when the race is discussed.