缅因州立法者要求州最高法院批准将等级投票扩大到2026年州选举。 Maine lawmakers ask state Supreme Court to approve expanding ranked-choice voting to 2026 state elections.

缅因州立法者正在寻求州最高司法法院就是否在2026年之前将等级选举投票扩大到州长和立法候选人做出裁决,并援引了阿拉斯加最高法院最近支持多元化制度中的RCV的裁决。 Maine lawmakers are seeking a ruling from the state’s Supreme Judicial Court on whether to expand ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and legislative races by 2026, citing a recent Alaska Supreme Court decision that supports RCV in plurality systems. 该请求是在2017年缅因州法院作出一项裁决之后提出的,该裁决认为,由于州宪法的多元性要求,州选举不符合RCV宪法。 The request follows a 2017 Maine court ruling that deemed RCV unconstitutional for state elections due to the state constitution’s plurality requirement. 立法者希望得到正式的咨询意见,在2026年选举之前解决法律上的不确定性,目的是防止投票规则不一致。 Lawmakers want a formal advisory opinion to resolve legal uncertainty before the 2026 elections, aiming to prevent inconsistent voting rules. 这项努力源于2016年选民核准的一项倡议,该倡议已经在联邦和初级选举中使用RCV。 The effort stems from a 2016 voter-approved initiative that already uses RCV in federal and primary elections. 虽然立法机构一致通过了这项请求,但仍不清楚法院是否将及时作出裁决,以便执行。 While the Legislature passed the request unanimously, it remains unclear if the court will rule in time for implementation.