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Proposal to Expand Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine Is Unconstitutional: Maine Supreme Court

State lawmakers asked the Court to examine the bill ahead of the 2026 elections. The justices returned a unanimous advisory opinion against it.
Proposal to Expand Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine Is Unconstitutional: Maine Supreme Court
Voters fill out and cast their ballots at the Cross Insurance Center polling location where the entire city votes in Bangor, Maine, on Nov. 3, 2020. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Troy Myers
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A proposed expansion of ranked-choice voting in Maine would violate the state Constitution, the Maine Supreme Court opined on Monday.

The bill, L.D. 1666, has enough support to pass the Democrat-majority Legislature. It proposes broadening ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and state legislative seats, counting only the final vote tally to determine a winner.
Troy Myers
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Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.