I worked as the Warden, person in charge, of a ward in Ellsworth, Maine. I have been following rank choice since the issue started to be discussed. All I can stay that the strongest advocates for rank choice were and are hard core left wingers. The Republican Party of Maine should have spent time and money trying to defeat it. I don’t think the party did.
That would reinforce theory #2 (above) that the promoters of this nonsense are trying to create chaos and make people lose faith in democracy.
I live in Maine, too.
I voted for only one candidate in the 2nd District House race and the U.S. Senate race. I didn’t have a second choice and only filled in the first “oval.”
Bullet voting, it’s called.
GOP Bruce Poliquin now leads with 1900 votes with additional precincts still outstanding.
Poliquin and the GOP will sue if their victory is denied. I hate “rank choice voting.”
There is a possibility than neither the dem or the GOP candidate will reach 50%. Then what happens?