Ugh, I wish we had. Until we stuff through a (state) constitutional amendment,
>"The bill does not allow ranked-choice voting to be used for general and special elections for the offices of Governor, State Senator, or State Representative unless there is an amendment to the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part First, Section 5, Article IV, Part Second, Sections 4 and 5 and Article V, Part First, Section 3 that authorizes the Legislature, by proper enactment, to determine the method by which the Governor and members of the State Senate and House of Representatives are elected is ratified."[0]
It's like we've got a bunch of TODOs spread all over our legislation.
Oh heh, I knew about the constitution thing but I thought it only applied to the Maine gubernatorial elections, not for state-level legislative office as well. At least it still applies for the congressional delegation, I suppose. :P
>"The bill does not allow ranked-choice voting to be used for general and special elections for the offices of Governor, State Senator, or State Representative unless there is an amendment to the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part First, Section 5, Article IV, Part Second, Sections 4 and 5 and Article V, Part First, Section 3 that authorizes the Legislature, by proper enactment, to determine the method by which the Governor and members of the State Senate and House of Representatives are elected is ratified."[0]
It's like we've got a bunch of TODOs spread all over our legislation.
[0] http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlibrary/ranked-choice-voting...