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.
ranked-choice voting
Posted inLocal & State
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.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Maine Republicans file last-minute court challenge to ranked-choice ruling
The party says Maine’s secretary of state improperly rejected thousands of signatures on a petition aimed at overturning a law applying ranked choice to presidential elections.