Maine Legislature Sabotaging Important Reform
Maine's legislature is delaying important voting reforms. John Iadarola and Jennifer Briney, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below....
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LAST YEAR VOTERS IN MAINE PASSED A BALLOT INITIATIVE TO SWITCH THEIR VOTING SYSTEM OVER TO WHAT IS CALLED A RANKED CHOICE VOTING SYSTEM. THERE IS A GOOD CHOICE IF YOU ARE WATCHING THIS SHOW YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, IT WAS TALKED ABOUT A GOOD AMOUNT DURING THE LAST ROUND OF PRIMARIES BECAUSE IT IS WIDELY SEEN AS ONE OF THE WAYS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT IS INTENDED TO FIX A LOT OF PROBLEMS, THAT THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE MORE HEADWAY IN U.S. ELECTIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT UP UNTIL NOW IN THE U.S. IT IS USED FOR SOME TYPES OF ELECTIONS IN 11 U.S. CITIES, UNIFORMLY BLUE CITIES, BUT THEY PASSED THIS BALLOT INITIATIVE IN MAINE TO SWITCH OVER THEIR VOTING SYSTEM, JUST FOR STATEWIDE RACES, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING. IF...
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LAST YEAR VOTERS IN MAINE PASSED A BALLOT INITIATIVE TO SWITCH THEIR VOTING SYSTEM OVER TO WHAT IS CALLED A RANKED CHOICE VOTING SYSTEM. THERE IS A GOOD CHOICE IF YOU ARE WATCHING THIS SHOW YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, IT WAS TALKED ABOUT A GOOD AMOUNT DURING THE LAST ROUND OF PRIMARIES BECAUSE IT IS WIDELY SEEN AS ONE OF THE WAYS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT IS INTENDED TO FIX A LOT OF PROBLEMS, THAT THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE MORE HEADWAY IN U.S. ELECTIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT UP UNTIL NOW IN THE U.S. IT IS USED FOR SOME TYPES OF ELECTIONS IN 11 U.S. CITIES, UNIFORMLY BLUE CITIES, BUT THEY PASSED THIS BALLOT INITIATIVE IN MAINE TO SWITCH OVER THEIR VOTING SYSTEM, JUST FOR STATEWIDE RACES, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING. IF...
