Ranked choice voting in Maine is under attack. Advocates need our help.
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On October 23rd, the Maine Legislature voted to thwart the will of the people by delaying and repealing the historic, voter-approved Ranked Choice Voting law. Fortunately, Maine’s Constitution gives their citizens the right to reverse decisions of the Legislature through the power of the People's Veto. On October 27th, advocates launched a People's Veto referendum to restore the groundbreaking election reform they passed in November 2016.
To be successful, they must collect 61,123 valid signatures by the end of January. This action will allow them to freeze the Ranked Choice Voting law in place and they'll get to use the ranked choice voting system in the June 2018 primaries for state and federal elections. Voters will also have the chance to reaffirm their support for RCV on the June 2018 ballot by voting “yes” for the People’s Veto. Activists are still about 11,000 signatures short of the threshold. With our help, RCV will succeed. But we need to help turn out more signature gatherers.
ACTIONS:
(1) Help make phone calls to fired-up RCV activists to get them out collecting signatures. Please sign up below for calling options.
(2) Chip in funds to RCV Defense in Maine to help defray mailing and supply costs. Please do so here. Your impact will be doubled by a few of our generous donors (up to $8,000).
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