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Maine

TexasTowelie

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3. Since Maine has moved to rank-choice ballots,

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 02:28 PM

Dec 2018

it removes the need to have a runoff election. Using a rank-choice ballot also strengthens the position of third parties since voters can make their first selection without having the fear that their ballots won't matter because they didn't vote for a major party candidate.

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Socialists seek official party status in Maine [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2018 OP

Aren't they already a party? Eugene Debs? 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #1

Will not mean a thing except to split progressive vote without changing elections ... marble falls Dec 2018 #2

Since Maine has moved to rank-choice ballots, TexasTowelie Dec 2018 #3

I'm not 99% sure about ranked voting. I've heard of instances where two ... marble falls Dec 2018 #4

I believe you are thinking of jungle primaries. TexasTowelie Dec 2018 #5

Jeepers. marble falls Dec 2018 #6

Ranked Choice Voting is a runoff voting system. It is an INSTANT runoff system. LBM20 Jan 2019 #7