| Cara Brown McCormick | Independent Voter News |
AUGUSTA, MAINE – Showing an independent streak in keeping with Maine’s political tradition, Sen. Rick Bennett (R–Oxford) broke ranks with his party this week to join 91 Democrats in supporting a bill that would finally fulfill the will of Maine voters: implementing ranked choice voting (RCV) in all state general elections.
Winners of elections in Maine will have true majority support
This week’s vote in Maine is not just a policy shift — it’s a symbolic milestone. Seven years to the week since that historic People’s Veto campaign protected RCV for federal offices, Maine legislators from both parties have voted to align state law with the original will of the voters. The bill would restore the full vision of the 2016 initiative. This change ensures that winners of elections in Maine will have true majority support and that voters can rank candidates without fear of “spoiling” the race.