Morning Digest: How Maine Democrats plan to implement ranked-choice voting for governor this fall
Morning Digest: How Maine Democrats plan to implement ranked-choice voting for governor this fall The state Supreme Court stands in their way, but they're hoping for some help from ... Alaska David Nir and Jeff Singer Feb 12 Maine state Sen. Rick Bennett, a former Republican running for governor as an independent, could keep anyone from getting elected with a majority if the current rules stand. (credit: Rick Bennett Facebook) Leading Off ME-Gov Democrats in the Maine legislature began a new push on Tuesday to urge the state Supreme Court to revisit a nine-year-old opinion saying that general elections for state office can’t be decided using ranked-choice voting. Lawmakers seeking to force the issue passed a bill explicitly saying that general elections for governor and the legislature can be conducted using RCV. They also approved a separate resolution requesting that the state’s highest court issue a new advisory opinion about whether this system can be im...