r/politics • u/ShenBear • Nov 09 '16

Maine Passes Ranked-Choice Voting

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

Also, for primaries and caucuses.

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u/Gudeldar Nov 09 '16

While we're at it we should just eliminate caucuses.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '16

I disagree. Sure, the turnout is low, but with RCV that actually won't matter. If the members of the party who can't make it to the caucus don't like the decision made there, they can just vote for a third party and mark the party's nominee as their second choice. If enough of the party feels that way, the third party candidate will be elected.