Sample RCV Ballots

Ranked Choice Voting is a simple, fair, and easy way to give more voice and more choice to Maine voters.

On November 6, 2018, you can rank your vote in races for U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress in Maine’s second statewide Ranked Choice Voting election.
“The one reform to save America.”
- David Brooks
“Get ready to rank, America.”
- The Economist

Updates

Letter to Editor

Support ranked-choice voting

Ron Lovaglio

Letter to Editor

Ranked-choice voting is the smart way to conduct Maine elections

Ginny Schneider

Letter to Editor

Support ranked-choice voting

Nancy Jacobson

Editorial

Maine’s ranked-choice voting is a common-sense solution

Doni Tamblyn

Letter to Editor

Ranked Choice Voting avoids the time and expense of runoff elections while at the same time allowing majority rule

Bob Lodato

Letter to Editor

Ranked-choice voting empowers voters

Sandra and Ole Jaeger
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What People are Saying

“Ranked-choice has been praised as a fairer, more democratic alternative to the status quo because it ensures whoever wins has the support of the majority of voters and not just an electoral plurality.”
- The Boston Globe
“A study of 79 elections in 26 American cities found that RCV was associated with a 10% increase in turnout compared with non-RCV primary and runoff elections.”
- The Economist
“The ability to rank all the candidates running for office, rather than voting for only one, is intrinsically more democratic.”
- Larry Diamond, Foreign Policy
“No longer do we have to spend valuable time arguing over spoilers instead of debating the issues.”
- The Portland Press Herald

Election Info

Absentee voting starts on August 21st and ends November 1st. Contact your town clerk to find out what time the polls open in your community on November 6th.

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