In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive congressional districts will elect a winner using ranked choice voting. "This decentralized nature of the elections is itself a deterrent," said ...

Ranked choice voting has become more popular in recent years, particularly at the municipal level ... first-choice votes are counted, elections in Alaska and Maine that advance to ranked choice ...

Heading into Election Day, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump were locked in a tight race for the White House, and control of both the U.S. Senate and House was hanging in the balance.

The citizen-initiated referendum question would ask whether people should be required to show photo identification in order to vote in Maine. Organizers of a citizen initiative to require Maine ...

In 25, or 28.4 percent, of the 88 mayoral elections and 14, or 4.8 percent, of the 294 city assembly elections, the winners have been decided because they ran unopposed.