Independent Voter Network - Maine
became the first state in the nation to adopt ranked choice voting when
Maine voters approved Question 5 in November 2016. Yet, lawmakers voted
to delay the system until December 2021, and then repeal it if a
constitutional amendment is not approved to address a non-binding
opinion from the Maine Supreme Court.
Despite voters overflowing
committee rooms to testify in support of ranked choice voting, thousands
of calls to legislators, over 100 letters to the editor, the biggest
newspapers in Maine calling on lawmakers to uphold the will of voters,
and one of its biggest opponents changing his mind about full repeal,
state lawmakers instead decided to go against the will of their
constituents.
If supporters cannot get a constitutional amendment passed by December 2021, ranked choice voting will be fully repealed.
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Most politicians oppose more democracy than required for their election.
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