LePage lets bill that would kill ranked-choice voting in 2021 become law

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Gov. Paul LePage says he will allow a bill that delays implementation of ranked-choice voting to become law without his signature. “I encourage the people who want to have a people’s veto to bring it in. The Supreme Court has already said it is unconstitutional, so let the courts decide,” he said. Supporters of ranked-choice voting have vowed to use the people’s veto provision of the Maine Constitution to force a referendum vote on legislation approved by lawmakers last month. Lawmakers delayed implementation until 2021 to give them time to address constitutional problems raised by the Maine Supreme Court. [Maine lawmakers tuck ‘poison pill’ into ranked-choice voting bill] If the law is not amended by the deadline, ranked-choice voting would be repealed.

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