Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement in response to today’s Kennebec County Superior Court ruling calling for the implementation of Ranked Choice Voting in the upcoming June primaries.:

“The Republicans have been dealt another blow over their constant refusal to honor the will of the people – two times by the people of Maine and now by the courts. We have known all along that the Maine Republican Party has no interest in working to implement RCV and honor the will of Maine people. Their only priority is to try to create problems for RCV so that they can turn around and complain about it – all because they know that their best path to victory is by dividing the electorate. If the Republicans were actually interested in being constructive, then they would join with Democrats to advance fixes and provide the Secretary of State’s office with the appropriate funding. But they’re not – and that’s enough to betray their real motives.”

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