<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491707800234_22710">I know that Maine passed question 5,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491707800234_22774">but I did not easily learn exactly how it is supposed to work or what the election margin of victory was.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491707800234_22771">Apparently IRV or RCV will be used for both primaries and general elections for federal and state positions.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491707800234_22773">?-how many candidates can voters rank?</div><div dir="ltr">?-can voters cross party lines in primaries?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491707800234_22884" dir="ltr">?-Will Maine's electoral votes be determined by IRV</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491707800234_22886" dir="ltr">?-When is this expected to be implemented? (It took SF and Berkeley 10 years each to have IRV-capable voting equipment)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491707800234_22888" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491707800234_22890" dir="ltr">Rationally, it is possible that modernizing to Maine's election system will become a cause celebre by Nov., 2018. There have been lots of calls for a new party, and IRV is the only likely way to make that possible in the U.S. -s <br></div></div></body></html>