Advocates for the ‘instant runoff’ plan to be at the polls seeking signatures to overturn a bill that would delay and possibly repeal Maine’s switch to the system.
ranked-choice voting
After Legislature delays ranked-choice voting, push for people’s veto is on
Supporters of the voting change say they will take it back to the voters who approved the shift in 2016.
Maine lawmakers divided over ranked-choice voting
The Senate votes to repeal the voting method approved in a statewide referendum, but the House opts to leave parts of the law intact for primary voting and congressional elections.
Maine Senate sets aside legislation to repeal ranked-choice voting law
It then approves and sends to the House a bill to amend the Maine Constitution to fix flaws in the law identified by the state’s highest court.
Maine lawmakers hear passionate debate on ranked-choice voting
Two bills, including one to repeal the voter-approved law, go before a legislative committee.
Supporters of ranked-choice voting call on legislators to adopt parts of law
Their rally comes a day before the Legislature holds hearings on two ranked-choice bills prompted by a Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling that the system violates the state constitution.
State House leaders allow opposing bills to address ranked-choice voting
One would repeal the law passed by voters in November; the other would ask voters to amend the state constitution to make ranked-choice voting legal.
Maine’s highest court rules ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional
The advisory opinion means lawmakers must start the process of amending the Constitution to allow the voter-approved law or repeal it, which is more likely.
Maine Senate asks for court opinion on ranked-choice voting
Lawmakers vote to send the new voter-approved law to the state’s high court for a legal opinion.