Maine’s innovative method of ranking candidates sparked controversy when the counting began in one congressional race. But RCV could change the way Americans vote.
Amy Fried
Amy Fried is a political scientist at the University of Maine. Author of Pathways to Polling and Muffled Echoes, she is writing a book on American conservatives’ strategic promotion of distrust in government.
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As Maine Goes … So Goes the Way Americans Vote?
Maine’s experiment with ranked-choice voting provides a crucial test case for states and localities seeking to transform their electoral processes to better reflect the will of the people.