Maine Will Be The First-Ever State To Use Ranked-Choice Voting For A Presidential Election [View all]
Maine will officially become the first-ever state to use ranked-choice voting for a presidential election, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, allowing voters to rank each presidential candidate in order of preference for the November election.
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Voters will now be able to rank all five presidential candidates that will appear on the ballot there in terms of preference, which will include President Donald Trump (R), Democrat Joe Biden, Libertarian Jo Jorgensen, Green Howard Hawkins and Rocky De La Fuente, of the Alliance Party.
The system will also be in place for the first time ever in a U.S. Senate race, where incumbent Republican Susan Collins faces Democrat Sara Gideon, along with two other candidates.
The system is also called “instant run-off voting,” because it only goes into effect if one candidate isn’t the top pick on more than 50% of ballots.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/09/08/maine-will-be-the-first-ever-state-to-use-ranked-choice-voting-for-a-presidential-election/amp/
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