Maine’s high court rules RCV must be used in presidential election
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that ranked-choice voting must be used in the state’s upcoming presidential election, making Maine the first state in the nation to use the voting system...
View ArticlePress Herald editorial board opposes local initiatives advanced by Democratic...
The Portland Press Herald’s editorial board isn’t buying what the Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America are selling, and it’s a beautiful thing to see. In a rare rebuke of far-left,...
View ArticleHow to use ranked-choice voting
In less than three weeks, or earlier if voting by absentee, you will be taking part in the 2020 election. You will be voting using a ranked-choice voting (RCV) system. For many people, it will be...
View ArticleDespite massive fundraising disparity, RCV still a close contest in...
A recent Ipsos poll asked 1,001 Massachusetts adults about a number of issues, including their thoughts about ranked-choice voting (RCV). The online poll, conducted in conjunction with Spectrum News,...
View ArticleMaine’s high court denies effort to keep counting absentee ballots after...
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled late last week that absentee ballots must be returned to municipal clerks by Election Day to be counted, rejecting an appeal that sought to make significant...
View ArticleNew Poll: RCV ballot question a dead heat in Massachusetts
A poll released Monday by UMass Amherst and WCVB is showing a tightening race among Massachusetts voters on Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV). With 9% of voters still undecided, support for the measure leads...
View ArticleIn-person voting remains a safe, secure way to vote
COVID-19 has changed a lot about our lives in 2020, including how we vote. Millions more Americans are expected to vote by mail in 2020 due to the pandemic. In late September, the Press Herald reported...
View ArticleMassachusetts voters reject RCV in surprise Election Day upset
With more than 90% of the votes counted in Massachusetts, it appears that the initiative to implement Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) for future elections has been rejected by a majority of voters in the...
View ArticleEffort to expand ranked-choice in Maine voting receives hearing this week
Advocates of ranked-choice voting again seek to expand the use of the voting system in Maine, this time hoping to enact a constitutional amendment that permits the system’s use in statewide general...
View ArticleMaine should pump the brakes on controversial voting reform efforts
This legislative session, lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held public hearings on three bills that would make major changes to the way Mainers cast their election ballots. LD 202,...
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