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Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine

Maine Department of the Secretary of State
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This May 2018 animation explains how ranked-choice voting will work in Maine elections. The State of Maine will be the first state in the nation to use RCV in a statewide election, for the June 12, 2018 Primary Election. For additional resources and information about ranked-choice voting, visit our RCV Resources webpage at http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upc.... ...more
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The Democratic nomination for the office of Governor

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The Republican nomination for the office of Governor

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Ranked-choice voting allows voters to choose candidates in order of preference

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Here's how the tabulation works: Let's assume there are 4 candidates for governor

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If no candidate receives a majority, the voting will move into ranked-choice voting rounds.

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Let's take a look at how all those votes will be tabulated.

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so we move into Round 1 of the ranked-choice process.

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In our example, 3 of the people who voted for Orange chose Blue as their second choice.

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The three votes for Blue are added to the total for Blue.

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bringing Blue's total to 14.

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These two voters chose Yellow as their third choice

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Yellow now has 12 votes and blue has 14.

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Blue is named the winner of the election.

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Here are a few things to keep in mind when you're marking your ranked-choice ballot

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If you vote for more than one candidate in a single ranking

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If you only want to vote for one candidate, you can do so.

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Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine
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2018May 14
This May 2018 animation explains how ranked-choice voting will work in Maine elections. The State of Maine will be the first state in the nation to use RCV in a statewide election, for the June 12, 2018 Primary Election. For additional resources and information about ranked-choice voting, visit our RCV Resources webpage at http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upc....

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