"Democratic lawmakers in Maine alongside ranked-choice voting advocates are fighting a proposal by the national party that would restrict the process in 2028’s presidential primaries.
"The Democratic National Committee in a little more than two weeks will decide on a proposed rule change that would bar ranked-choice tabulation for delegate allocation. Maine lawmakers who embraced the voting system years ago say the change could keep the state’s delegates from being seated at the 2028 convention."
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Noteworthy: I will have more to say on this over at FHQ Plus either over the weekend or early next week, but for now I will say that state-based concern over delegates not being seated at the national convention is probably a tad premature if not overblown. The rule under consideration by the full DNC next month -- it already passed the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee twice -- would not "bar states from using a ranked ballot." Under the rule, the Maine ranked choice voting and tabulation can proceed, if necessary, after the likely Super Tuesday primary in 2028. But only the results from the first round would be used for the purposes of allocating national convention delegates slots.
For Democratic delegates from the Pine Tree state to be affected at the convention, the Maine Democratic Party would have press on with a plan to use the ranked choice tabulation for determining delegate allocation in their delegate selection plan, a document that has to be submitted to, reviewed and approved, yes, the Rules and Bylaws Committee. All of that will happen next year, starting in the spring with submissions, continuing with reviews in the summer and perhaps into the fall. That is a lot of back and forth and a lot of opportunities to square the differences between the two sides and bring some plan into compliance with the DNC rules.
...you know, if the proposed RCV rule is adopted next month. That is the next thing to watch for in all of this.
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