Ranked-choice voting has taught us a lot already, and we’ll be learning more about it as Maine moves ahead with it. Read More
Technical problems delayed the anticipated ranked-choice ballot count in Augusta. Read More
State election workers forged new ground Friday when the process of counting ranked-choice voting kicked off with political observers hovering to ensure they do it right. Read More
Maine voters again endorsed ranked-choice voting, passing a ballot question that keeps alive the first-in-the-nation election system. Read More
Maine’s approval of a statewide ranked-choice voting system being used for the first time in four Tuesday primaries required big changes in how the Bangor Daily News reports on Election Day. Read More
We know: You don’t pay much attention to politics but you don’t want to go to the polls uninformed. So here’s a crash course that’s designed to provide what you need in an easy-to-use format. Read More
A host of private foundations put the bulk of about $1.8 million into a fight to preserve ranked-choice voting in Maine primaries and federal elections. Read More
Here's a rundown of how the Bangor Daily News ranked the candidates and ballot issue facing voters during Tuesday's primary. Read More
When Mainers go to the polls Tuesday, they’ll make Maine the first state in nation to use ranked-choice voting in statewide and congressional primary elections. Read More
This was the last legal hurdle that Maine’s voter-approved ranked-choice voting system had to clear before the June 12 primaries. where an open governor’s seat attracted seven Democratic candidates and four Republicans. Read More
There is a major problem with ranked-choice voting that is almost certain to push the system back into court. It likely violates the U.S. Supreme Court’s mandate of one person, one vote. Read More
We strongly believe that Maine’s voting system should be fully constitutional and consistent for all state elections. Read More
I can’t tell you the number of people who point to our ranked-choice voting law as their precious window of hope and inspiration in an otherwise troubling world. Read More
A federal judge said he will rule next week on the Maine Republican Party’s bid to have the ranked-choice voting system thrown out before the party's June 12 primary. Read More
History is a reminder that although it may sound appealing to allow political parties to set their own rules for primaries, this has a lot of negative consequences. Read More
Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills are clear front-runners in Maine’s June gubernatorial primaries, while a Democratic 2nd Congressional District primary is effectively tied in the first public ranked-choice poll of Maine’s 2018 primaries. Read More
Delegates at the Republican State Convention voted Friday morning that the party wants to nominate candidates by plurality instead of ranked-choice voting, which preceded the filing of a federal lawsuit today in federal court. Read More
The decision from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court allows Secretary of State Matt Dunlap to continue implementing the system for gubernatorial and congressional primaries. Read More
