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breweries throughout Maine will be holding “beer elections” during the
month of September, hosting tastings and allowing customers to rank
their beers as part of a campaign to bring attention to the ranked
choice voting referendum on the ballot this year. The events, organized
by the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting, are designed to showcase how
straightforward and empowering voting in future elections will be if
Question 5 passes in November.
19 breweries are backing the
referendum and hosting the demonstrations, with the first scheduled for
Friday, September 2nd at Oxbow Brewing in Newcastle. (See the full list
of breweries here.)
If approved by voters, Question 5 would give
Maine voters the power to rank candidates for public office up and down
the ballot. The voting system, already in use in Portland mayoral
elections, is designed to allow a greater degree of voter choice. If a
voter’s first-place choice can’t win after the ballots are tallied,
their vote is instantly counted for their next choice, removing the
possibility of “spoiler” candidates or the need to vote strategically
for a candidate other than one’s top preference.
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