Ranked-choice voting in Maine faces new challenge
Posted on AllSides July 24th, 2020
From The Center
It turns out the battle over Maine's voting system isn't done yet.
When the Republican Party failed to turn in enough petition signatures last week to block the use of ranked-choice voting in Maine's presidential election this year, it seemed that fight was finished. But Maine, the one state that has approved RCV, is facing a new challenge.
A federal lawsuit filed this week seeks to block the use of ranked-choice voting in November, which would be another high-profile test of a system that advocates are trying to expand throughout...