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Ranked-choice voting (RCV) can refer to one of several ranked voting methods used in some cities and states in the United States. The term is not strictly defined, but most often refers to instant-runoff voting (IRV) or single transferable vote (STV), the main difference being whether only one winner or multiple winners are elected.
Maine Question 5, formally An Act to Establish Ranked-Choice Voting, [2] is a citizen-initiated referendum question that qualified for the Maine November 8, 2016 statewide ballot. It was approved by a vote of 52% in favor, 48% opposed. [ 3 ]
These U.S. House elections were conducted with ranked-choice voting, as opposed to a simple plurality, after Maine voters passed a citizen referendum approving the change in 2016 [1] and a June 2018 referendum sustaining the change. [2] Ranked-choice voting was used in the primary elections as well. [3]
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden won the ranked choice vote with 50.35% for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which election officials determined Friday through a tabulation process ...
Ranked-choice voting or RCV is a system that only some states and counties use, ... Hawaii, Alaska and Maine use it in certain federal and statewide elections. Virginia’s state law allows for ...
(The Center Square) — The tight race between incumbent Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden and Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault will be decided by ranked-choice voting and could eventually ...
On November 8, 2016, Maine voters passed Question 5, a citizen referendum to implement ranked-choice voting (RCV). Supporters expected RCV to be in place for 2018's elections, but on May 23, 2017, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued an advisory opinion at the request of the Maine Senate [ 1 ] stating that RCV in general elections for state ...
This year, Maine is implementing ranked choice voting for the first time in a presidential primary, meaning voters can vote for multiple candidates by ranking them by first, second, and third ...