Articles by Ned White

Maine Senate President Thibodeau (R-Waldo County) DENIES consideration of Rep. Ackley’s RCV bill. Wow. Michael Thibodeau, Republican senator from Waldo County and president of the Senate, just gave Rep. Kent Ackley and Maine voters a major league shaft. He denied permission to circulate a ballot among the Legislative Council for Ackley’s bill to make ranked choice voting (RCV) constitutional. Ackley’s RCV bill would pave the way for ranked choice voting -- as approved by 53% of Maine voters la...

Ranked Choice Voting headed for the dustbin this week? (Huge update over the weekend.) I’ve written two previous posts about Ranked Choice Voting, here and here, and things were looking pretty good for it – up until a few weeks ago. I was planning to write this post for publication on or about June 4, but that would be too late because things are moving very fast. ALSO READ: Maine Supreme Court Says Ranked Choice Voting is Unconstitutional Here’s a thumbnail of its recent history: First, th...