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WEBVTT PAUL CAUGHT UP WITH THEM TODAY.PAUL: SUPPORTERS OF RANKEDCHOICE VOTERS CALL IT THE CUREFOR WHAT AILS THE AMERICANPOLITICAL SYSTEM.WHEN I LOOK AT THE VOTING, ITHELPS UNITE US.IT GETS TO BRING US TOGETHER TOGET THE LARGEST SUPPORT POSSIBLEAND THE LEADERSHIP AND THE LAWSFORWARD.>> HAVING RANKED CHOICE VOTINGWOULD AT LEAST GIVE A LITTLE BITMORE OF A CHAPS TO PEOPLE THATARE NOT IN THAT TWO-PARTYSYSTEM.>> THE VOTERS APPROVED RANKEDCHOICE VOTING IN 2016 EARLIERTHIS YEAR, THE LEGISLATUREDELAYED THE IMPLEMENTATIONWITHOUT A CONSTITUTIONALAMENDMENT BY DECEMBER 2021 THELAW WILL BE REVEALED.>> WE'RE NOW OUT HERE IN THECOLD IN THE DEAD OF WINTER.HAVING TO DO WITH ACTUAL OVERAGAIN WE'RE TOLD HUNDREDS VOLALMOST TIERS ARE ALL OVER MAINETODAY AND TOMORROW.IN A BIG PUSH FOR SIGNATURES THEOBVIOUS QUESTION IS, COULDN'TTHEY HAVE WAITED FOR WARMERWEATHER.UNFOOTERLY THE PROCESS REMEMBERSUS TO DO THE HEARING NU AND.THE SUPPORTERS MEANING TURES OFMORE THAN 60,000 MAINE VOTERSBUY FEBRUARY IF THE QUALIFY FORJUNE BALLOTS THAT WILL TRIGGER ACHANGE.THE MERE OF COURSE O OFCONTROLLING ENOUGH SIGNATURESSUSPENDS THE LEDGE LAY SURE.BUT THEN WHAT THAT MEANSES THEPRIMARY ELECTION WILL HAVE TOBE CONDUCTED USING RANKED CHOICEVOTING SO VOTERS WOULD BE ASKEDWHETHER THEY KEEP RANKED VOTEAGENT THE SAME TIME THEY AREUSING IT ANOTHER FIRST TIME.THE OPINION OF THE STATE SUPREMECOURT IS THAT RANKED CHOICEVOTING IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL FORSTATE GENERAL ELECTIONS THISWEEKEND'S SIGNATURE GATHERS AREONLY PUSHING TO IMPLEMENT RANKEDCHOICE VOTING FOR STATE PROIM AARE AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS RIGHTNOW.PART OF THE STATEMENT FROMREPUBLICAN SENATE PRESIDENTREADS THE SECRETARY OF STATE'SOFFICE HAS EXPRESSED SEVERALRESERVATIONS ABOUT BEING ABLE TOCONDUCT A RANKED CHOICE VOTINGELECTION.YET THIS GROUP IS WORKING TOFORCE JUST THAT.WITHOUT THE PROPER RESOURCE,PROTOCOLS AND PROTECTIONS ENPLACE I FEAR WE ARE HEADEDANOTHER CRISIS WITH OUR PRIMARYELECTIONS IN JUNE.

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