Proposal to Expand Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine Is Unconstitutional: Maine Supreme Court

Proposal to Expand Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine Is Unconstitutional: Maine Supreme Court

Voters fill out and cast their ballots at the Cross Insurance Center polling location where the entire city votes in Bangor, Maine, on Nov. 3, 2020. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

A proposed expansion of ranked-choice voting in Maine would violate the state Constitution, the Maine Supreme Court opined on Monday.

The bill, L.D. 1666, has enough support to pass the Democrat-majority Legislature. It proposes broadening ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and state legislative seats, counting only the final vote tally to determine a winner.
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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times