Maine Governor Fights Ranked-Choice Voting
6/12: Governor Paul LePage says he probably won't certify results of Maine's first ranked-choice election.
6/12: Governor Paul LePage says he probably won't certify results of Maine's first ranked-choice election.
6/8: The results of Maine's primary elections could be delayed up to six days while ranked-choice votes are counted.
5/17: A Maine judge ruled against a voting group's efforts to undermine a Republican lawsuit over the state's ranked-choice voting system.
5/17: There is evidence that ranked-choice voting can lead to more spoiled or invalidated ballots in elections.
5/14: Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap invites residents to ranked-choice voting seminars before primary elections.
5/7: Maine Republicans are asking a federal court to rule on whether the state's ranked-choice voting laws are unconstitutional.
5/5: Maine Republicans have filed suit to stop ranked-choice voting laws before the June primary.
The state Senate voted to delay it to give supporters time to attempt to change the Maine Constitution.
The Maine Supreme Court said the voter-approved law is unconstitutional for general elections for governor and state lawmakers.
The idea is that six states would even each other out — some would go more red, others more blue.