Law Court weighs what constitutes a ‘vote,’ other key questions in ranked choice voting hearing

By: Kaitlyn Budion

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 1,685

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Maine’s highest court is considering whether it is constitutional to expand ranked choice voting to general elections for governor, state representative and state senator.

The Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Portland, after the Maine Legislature last month asked for an advisory opinion on LD 1666, which would expand the use of ranked choice voting.

Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill and a panel of five associate justices heard arguments that centered …

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