Republican leaders challenge ranked voting at convention
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Republicans on Friday mounted the latest legal challenge against a new ranked voting method set for the June primary.
The lawsuit targeting ranked-choice voting in federal court presented another 11th-hour legal challenge to the voting system.
The lawsuit is against Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap and asks a federal judge to prevent the use of ranked choice voting to decide Republican winners in the June primary. The party argues that requiring ranked-choice voting for Republican candidates violates the party's First Amendment rights.
"Because parties are collections of individuals, parties have rights," said lawyer Josh Dunlap, who is representing the GOP.