Ranked choice voting Unconstitutional

[Manonthestreet]

My suspicion of this has been it was just another way to sway elections to democrats or "independents" since it was always libs pushing it.
Maine's New Way of Voting Ruled Unconstitutional

 

[jwoodie]

This sounds like an "instant run-off" system where the lowest vote-getter is dropped and his votes are distributed to the remaining candidates until one candidate has a majority. This system has some merit; however, it apparently violates a "plurality" provision of the Maine Constitution.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

This sounds like an "instant run-off" system where the lowest vote-getter is dropped and his votes are distributed to the remaining candidates until one candidate has a majority. This system has some merit; however, it apparently violates a "plurality" provision of the Maine Constitution.

It's the same thing as "instant runoff".

We've had it here in the Bay Area for about 5 years now. I don't have any firm opinions on it.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

My suspicion of this has been it was just another way to sway elections to democrats or "independents" since it was always libs pushing it.
Maine's New Way of Voting Ruled Unconstitutional

Rightwing critical thinking at it's finest: "Libs like it, so I must hate it."

 

[Manonthestreet]

My suspicion of this has been it was just another way to sway elections to democrats or "independents" since it was always libs pushing it.
Maine's New Way of Voting Ruled Unconstitutional

Rightwing critical thinking at it's finest: "Libs like it, so I must hate it."

not a bad general rule.......these days

 

[jwoodie]

This sounds like an "instant run-off" system where the lowest vote-getter is dropped and his votes are distributed to the remaining candidates until one candidate has a majority. This system has some merit; however, it apparently violates a "plurality" provision of the Maine Constitution.

It's the same thing as "instant runoff".

We've had it here in the Bay Area for about 5 years now. I don't have any firm opinions on it.

The French should have used something like it in their Presidential election. It was ridiculous to have a runoff between two candidates who together didn't receive 50% of the votes in the primary election.