Maine has passed a measure to elect the U.S. president by national popular vote (NPV), which could cause issues with its ranked-choice voting election system, warns an election integrity advocate.
Ranked-choice voting is used statewide in Maine, where NPV was just passed to elect a president. However, there are logistical issues with implementing both systems simultaneously, according to an election integrity proponent, in addition to the possibility that a president could be elected with a small plurality.
On Wednesday, the Maine state legislature became the latest to pass a proposal to ratify the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, though the Democratic governor has not said whether she’ll sign the bill into law.
