Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass with amendment a bill that establishes ranked choice voting for Presidential Primaries and General Elections.

Highlights:

• Specifies that only voters that are enrolled in a political party in the state of Maine may vote in the party’s presidential primary election (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that the following content information must be documented on the presidential primary election ballot, including, but not limited to (Sec. 6):

• Instructions printed in bold at the top informing the voter how to designate the voter’s choice;

• The name and place of residence for each candidate running; and

• A heading on the ballot declaring the title and type of election, the name of the party, and the voting district.

• Requires that the tabulation of ballots cast in the presidential primary election for each party must proceed according to the ranked-choice method of tabulating votes (Sec. 7).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass with amendment a bill that establishes ranked choice voting for Presidential Primaries and General Elections.

Highlights:

• Specifies that only voters that are enrolled in a political party in the state of Maine may vote in the party’s presidential primary election (Sec. 5).

• Specifies that the following content information must be documented on the presidential primary election ballot, including, but not limited to (Sec. 6):

• Instructions printed in bold at the top informing the voter how to designate the voter’s choice;

• The name and place of residence for each candidate running; and

• A heading on the ballot declaring the title and type of election, the name of the party, and the voting district.

• Requires that the tabulation of ballots cast in the presidential primary election for each party must proceed according to the ranked-choice method of tabulating votes (Sec. 7).

Full Bill Text