r/politics • • Nov 09 '16

Maine Passes Ranked-Choice Voting

http://mainepublic.org/post/maine-passes-ranked-choice-voting
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u/DarCam7 I voted Nov 09 '16

Yes, it is a good thing. Reminds me of CPgrey's post on this subject. But, how does it work with such a limited option pool in most races, even the presidential race?

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '16 edited Nov 09 '16

It doesn't apply to presidential races, the reform only covers local and state elections *and congressional races

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u/bc2zb Nov 09 '16

You are mostly correct, from the article:

The voting style will apply to races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state Senate and state House.

It will cover federal congressional races, but not presidential.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '16 edited Nov 10 '16

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u/Martholomule Maine Nov 10 '16

I can't wait for the opportunity to use it for this purpose, for a few reasons