Democracy Forum

Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine We will talk about ranked choice voting (RCV) in the upcoming July and November elections in Maine RCV developments in other states The possible effect of a people’s veto and a pending law suit, and more. Guests: John Brautigam, senior advisor and counsel to the League of Women Voters of Maine. www.lwvme.org/who Marc Roberts, Republican Representative in the Utah State Legislature www.robertsmarc.com/ To learn more about this topic: Maine Republicans seek to repeal ranked-choice voting in presidential elections. Portland Press Herald, February 4, 2020 Maine Voices: Ranked-choice presidential primaries would give boost to moderates, Sandy Maisel Op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, March 3, 2020 Portland voters approve expansion of ranked-choice voting, Bangor Daily News, March 3, 2020 Ranked-choice voting backers file suit seeking to block Maine GOP people’s veto effort Bangor Daily News, April 16, 2020 Pre-recorded on 5/13/2020 using Zoom technology. The