The Maine Senate Tuesday took the first step in scuttling a voter-approved state election overhaul before it’s implemented.
The Senate voted 21-13 to repeal the ranked choice voting law that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
The repeal movement follows a Maine Supreme Judicial Court opinion that a key part of the law is likely unconstitutional. While lawmakers are also considering a constitutional amendment, it has yet to achieve the two-thirds support necessary to go to voters for final ratification.