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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Ranked Choice Voting; Still No Ruling
	Category:		Government & Organizations
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	Publish Date:		2018-04-12 16:22:08
	Description:		The Maine Supreme Judicial Court held oral arguments Thursday in a rare case that could determine whether Maine's ranked-choice voting system will be used in the June primary. The expedited hearing was in response to a request by Maine Senate Republicans that the court halt state implementation of the new voting system. But during a 35-minute hearing, nearly all seven justices appeared skeptical of the Republicans' arguments, and some wondered why the court was asked to solve a problem that Legislature wouldn't, or couldn't. The Senate Republicans Attorney Tim Woodcock made it through about a minute of his arguments before Chief Justice Leigh Saufley had a question. It was the first of many questions for Woodcock. He was pressed repeatedly by the justices as he attempted to argue a central point: that state election officials were taking steps to set up a ranked-choice voting system without authorization from the Legislature. Woodcock attempted to argue that doing so is breach of the
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