A campaign funded largely by the GOP submitted petitions with 72,000 voter signatures in an attempt to prevent ranked-choice voting from being used in presidential elections in Maine.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: One person, one vote – protect ranked-choice voting in Maine’s presidential election
Say ‘no’ to repeal petitions, circulated in a desperate attempt by Republicans to block the will of the people.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: We don’t need another vote on voting
Maine voters have twice said yes to ranked choice voting. Why won’t Republicans listen?
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Amid pandemic, GOP gathers signatures to kill ranked-choice voting
The Maine Republican Party says it is close to obtaining the signatures it needs on petitions to prevent the use of ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine Republicans to continue petition drive to block ranked-choice voting
The party says it will conduct drive-thru events with single-use pens and hand sanitizer as it tries to prevent the method from being used in the November presidential election.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Big win for ranked choice voting in Portland
Residents also overwhelmingly reject Question 1 to repeal an immunization law, and Democrats in Portland choose U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders to face Donald Trump in November.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Republicans win court order to petition at Portland polling locations
City officials initially told the state Republican Party it couldn’t collect signatures for a people’s veto on the use of ranked-choice voting in presidential primaries.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ranked-choice presidential primaries would give boost to moderates
Though Bernie Sanders would still lead, poll results show clearly that Democrats are more evenly split than declaring a plurality leader as the winner suggests.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Ranked-choice voting will be missed in Maine’s Democratic primary
In a crowded field, the instant runoffs would have provided clarity to a fractured process.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland voters asked to expand ranked-choice voting
If approved, the method that has been used in Portland’s mayoral elections since 2011 would be expanded to all City Council and school board races.