BREAKING: The campaign to repeal Maine's ranked-choice voting for president law has FAILED to submit enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Maine people will once again lead the nation and become the FIRST to use #RCV4POTUS this fall. #RCV#mepolitics
(2/2) “Ranked-choice voting for presidential elections is the law of the State of Maine, and the use of the veto petition to repeal this law is unconstitutional,” said plaintiff Clare Payne. @rcvmaine#RCV#RCV4POTUS#mepolitics#Election2020 https://t.co/MTYPYQeErL
(1/2) Today, The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting 2020 filed suit to protect the new state law that adopted ranked-choice voting for the November presidential election. @rcvmaine#RCV#RCV4POTUS#mepolitics#Election2020 https://t.co/MTYPYPX3Ad
Please contact @GovJanetMills to let her know that you are grateful for her support of #RCV in the past and ask her to please sign LD 1083 without delay so we can rank our choices for President starting with the March primary. @rcvmaine#RCV4POTUS https://t.co/JJEKdVKHVm
“Using #RCV to tabulate the outcome, far from complicating that party-specific process, would instead provide a very useful tool to the convention for selecting a proportionally representative delegation.” @rcvmaine@GovJanetMills@MaineDems#RCV4POTUS https://t.co/Tidgk3OO9o
Today, the Maine Senate enacted @SenTroyJackson's bill, LD 1083 to expand the people’s landmark @rcvmaine law to include presidential elections, starting with the 2020 primary. Thank you @mainesenatedems for standing up for the will of the people. #RCV4POTUS#mepolitics
BREAKING: Moments ago, the Maine House joined the Maine Senate and PASSED President @SenTroyJackson’s bill to expand Ranked Choice Voting for presidential elections! @rcvmaine#RCV4POTUS#mepolitics
BREAKING: Moments ago, the Maine Senate PASSED President @SenTroyJackson’s bill to expand Ranked Choice Voting for presidential elections! @rcvmaine#RCV4POTUS#mepolitics
EXCITING NEWS: Maine Senate President @SenTroyJackson has introduced LD 1083 to expand Ranked Choice Voting for the presidential primary and general election in Maine! Read the bill here: https://t.co/YXpn0OjavB @rcvmaine#RCV#MoreVoice#mepolitics
“The Court in no uncertain terms and with no contingencies or cautions ruled today that the people of Maine have a right to choose the way we elect our leaders... RCV will sweep the nation,” said @Smart_Campaigns, treasurer for @rcvmaine. #morevoice#mepolitics
“Mr. Poliquin and his attorneys threw everything but the kitchen sink at Ranked Choice Voting and the Court defended Maine’s law in full,” said Kyle Bailey, campaign manager for @rcvmaine. #morevoice#mepolitics
“The Courts have again confirmed that nothing in Maine’s RCV Law violates the U.S. Constitution,” said James Monteleone, attorney for @rcvmaine. “The Court conclusively defends the constitutionality of RCV in an opinion that will stand up to any appeal.” #mepolitics
WATCH NOW: Phish drummer and Mainer Jon Fishman is on MSNBC Live with @KatyTurNBC in just a few minutes to talk about the success of Ranked Choice Voting in Maine. #mepolitics
"Mr. Poliquin has a legal right to request a recount, but his extreme rhetoric that questions the integrity of Maine’s free and fair elections is reckless and irresponsible." @rcvmaine#mepolitics
“While Mr. Poliquin publicly works through the five stages of grief over his election loss, the real story is that the implementation of Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting law was smooth, transparent, and in accordance with the will of the Maine voters." @rcvmaine#mepolitics
“Maine’s Secretary of State did not use ‘artificial intelligence’ to tabulate the election results, he used a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, which was invented in 1979.” @rcvmaine#mepolitics
Congratulations to Congressman-elect @golden4congress, the majority winner in Maine’s second district. Most important, congratulations and thank you to the courageous and persistent people of Maine for twice voting to help fix a broken political system. #MoreVoice#mepolitics
BREAKING: U.S. District Court rules against Rep. Poliquin. Judge Walker’s opinion on constitutional issues mirrors the analysis of @rcvmaine to the letter. The majority winner in Maine’s second district will be announced at 12pm. https://t.co/AMSJZyRNAI #mepolitics