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Maine allows voters to vote using Ranked Choice Voting for all state-level primary elections, and in general elections ONLY for federal offices, including the office of U.S. President. Ranked choice voting allows voters to rank the candidates in the order of their preference. 

How does Ranked Choice Voting work?

  • Voters rank candidates in the order of their preference: first choice, second choice, third choice, and so on.
  • When all the ballots are counted, if one candidate gets more than 50% of the first choice votes, they win.
  • If no candidate receives more than 50% of first choice votes, the candidate with fewest votes is considered defeated.
  • Voters who ranked the defeated candidate as their first choice have their votes counted for their second choice.
  • This is repeated until only two candidates remain. The one with the most votes wins.
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