缅因州法院裁定,在州长和立法选举中排名选择投票违宪. Maine court rules ranked-choice voting unconstitutional for governor and legislative elections.

缅因州最高法院裁定扩大排名选项投票范围, 包括州长和立法选举违反了该州宪法. Maine’s Supreme Court has ruled that expanding ranked-choice voting to include governor and state legislative elections violates the state constitution. 统一的决定指出,这种方法与要求获胜者由简单多数或最高数量的选票而不是大多数人来确定相冲突. The unanimous decision states the method conflicts with a requirement that winners be determined by a simple plurality, or highest number of votes, rather than a majority. 民主党支持但共和党反对的法案. The ruling effectively blocks the bill, which was supported by Democrats but opposed by Republicans.