In a Monday advisory opinion, the Maine Supreme Court unanimously determined that legislation aimed at expanding the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in the state would, “if enacted, violate the Maine Constitution.”
“[T]his decision provides clarity against efforts to pollute our state elections with Ranked-Choice Voting,” Maine Republican Party Chairman Jim Deyermond said in a statement. “This decision should, finally, end the attempts from the radical left to force RCV into Maine’s elections for Governor, Senate, and House.”
As The Federalist has previously reported, RCV is a voting method in which voters “rank” candidates on the ballot. If none of the nominees win a majority in the first round of voting, the candidate in last place is eliminated. His votes go to whichever candidate was ranked second. The process continues until one candidate receives a majority.
Monday’s decision comes weeks after the state legislature asked the court to weigh in on the constitutionality of bill LD 1666, which would expand the voting method in the state to apply to general and special elections for governor, state representative, and state senator. Maine currently uses RCV in primary elections and general elections for federal office.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/06/maine-supreme-court-shoots-down-dems-unconstitutional-ranked-choice-voting-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-supreme-court-shoots-down-dems-unconstitutional-ranked-choice-voting-scheme
