Swiss Army NerdIt would be good to see more state #legislatures follow this path - securing advisory opinions from their state judicial system before pushing questionable #legislation throuugh the process.
Maine Supreme Court says proposed ranked-choice voting expansion is unconstitutional
In a unanimous opinion, the justices said Maine's constitution makes clear that the first candidate to achieve a "plurality" of votes wins the races for governor and Legislature. As a result, it appears that voters won't be able to rank gubernatorial candidates in order of preference during the fall election.