Voters in Maine's statewide elections will now follow a system that is already utilized in elections in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand, as well as in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and for the tabulation of military and overseas ballots in five states, plus numerous collegiate elections. Instead of facing a binary choice, these voters will rank the entire field of candidates by preference. Unless a candidate secures a majority of "first choice" votes, the candidate with the least number of votes will be dropped and his/her votes reallocated to the voters' "second choice". The process continues until one candidate gets a majority of all votes.