Maine voters offer real hope for democracy — and it's got nothing to do with Graham Platner ...

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A version of this story was published ahead of the 2022 election. It has been ...

An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the U.S. House this fall — or even the presidency. In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive congressional districts will elect a ...

The candidate you ranked first is the only one election officials will look at. If no one gets 50% of the vote, there is a ...

D.C. has adopted ranked choice voting, letting voters rank candidates in order of preference instead of picking just one.

In ranked-choice voting, voters see a ballot with the candidates listed, but instead of a single oval to fill in, there are as many ovals as there are candidates for that office — plus one for a write ...

Ranked choice is used in races for governor, the state Legislature and federal offices during the primary, but only in ...

Change is coming to the way D.C. votes, as the city gears up for its first ranked-choice election. On June 16, voters will ...

Mainers decided to begin using ranked-choice voting in elections for the state Legislature, governor and federal offices all the way back in November of 2016 — the first state in the nation to do so.

A resolution expressing support for ranked choice voting in municipal elections in Wisconsin was rejected May 6 by the Appleton Common Council. The vote was 6 to 9. "I don't recall hearing from any ...

Nine candidates for governor debate at an Augusta event hosted by the Maine Primary Care Association on March 18. Credit: Benjamin Kail / BDN Our political journalists are based in the Maine State ...