Legal Opinion
Maine Senate v. Secretary of State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 17, 2018No. Docket: Ken–18–130PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
[¶ 1] The Superior Court (Kennebec County, Murphy, J. ) has reported seven questions to us pursuant to M.R. App. P. 24(a), addressing the Secretary of State's planned implementation of ranked-choice voting in Maine's primary elections scheduled for June 12, 2018. 1 The first three questions are substantive, and the remaining questions address the justiciability of those first three questions. This opinion focuses only on the June 2018 primary election; it does not address any other potential application of ranked-choice voting in Maine.
[¶ 2] We accept the Report, answer Question 3 on its…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Taylor v. SturgellSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Raines v. ByrdSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Lewiston Firefighters Ass'n, Local 785 v. City of LewistonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Me. Republican Party v. DunlapDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2018
- Baber v. DunlapDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2018
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