Ranked choice voting expansion in Maine sent to Gov. Mills

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Jun 18, 2025
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| Carl Natale | Press Herald |

AUGUSTA — The Senate voted Wednesday to send a bill to Gov. Janet Mills that would expand ranked choice voting to include the governor’s and state legislative races.

The first state in the nation

Maine became the first state in the nation to adopt ranked choice voting in 2016 after it was approved through a citizens’ initiative. It has withstood Republicans’ subsequent efforts to repeal it.

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