Press-Herald - Maine’s
highest court found Tuesday that the ranked choice voting system passed
at referendum last November violates the Maine constitution.
In
its advisory opinion, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court acknowledges the
validity of citizen-initiative ballot questions but notes that even
citizen-enacted laws can be unconstitutional. Related Headlines
“The
object must always be to “ascertain the will of the people,” the court
notes. “Nonetheless, when a statute – including on enacted by citizen
initiative – conflicts with a constitutional provision, the Constitution
prevails…”
At least one lawmaker said they would now work to put
a constitutional amendment before voters, which would require a
two-thirds support in the state legislature.
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