Press Herald: Questions were swirling Thursday about whether Mainers will use the ranked-choice voting system in the June primaries after Secretary of State Matt Dunlap raised concerns about a conflict in the law. Dunlap said his office was notified late… Continue reading

Rob Richie and Kevin Johnson oped in the Daily Beast.

AP: Maine election officials are racing to implement a new voting system in time for the June primary, marking the first use of ranked-choice voting in statewide primary elections. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap plans to submit proposed rules governing… Continue reading

Albuquerque Journal reports.

FairVote release.

Fairvote release: The people have spoken: they want to use ranked choice voting (RCV) in June and have a chance to keep the system in place for future primary and congressional elections. Matthew Dunlap, Maine’s secretary of state today certified… Continue reading

Gannett: The Memphis City Council worked behind the scenes to find a sponsor for legislation this year that could ban instant-runoff elections statewide and forestall the Shelby County Election Commission from using the method for the first time in 2019.… Continue reading

Lee Drutman for Vox: Some good news came out of Maine last week. Supporters of ranked-choice voting delivered more than 80,000 signatures on behalf of a statewide referendum, well over the 61,123 they needed to get the measure on the… Continue reading

Jack Santucci has written this article for Electoral Studies. Here is the abstract: New interest in “multi-winner ranked-choice voting” raises old questions about effects on party cohesion. Earlier scholars thought this single transferable vote (STV) rule was net-problematic for parties.… Continue reading

The Press Herald reports.

Albuquerque Journal reports.