Maine SP0900 seeks Supreme Judicial Court opinion on ranked-choice voting's constitutionality for 2026 elections.
Maine SP0900 asks the Supreme Judicial Court to determine if the state's ranked-choice voting method complies with the Maine Constitution's plurality requirement. This question is crucial as it affects the 2026 elections for Governor, State Senator, and State Representative. The bill references recent legal precedents and aims to clarify whether the ranked-choice voting process, which determines a winner after multiple rounds of vote counting, meets the constitutional standard of a plurality of votes.
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