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The major issue with ranked-choice voting deals with unfair bias against third-party candidates, which indirectly ensures a [[two-party system]]; since voters are given the option to rank their candidates in order of preference, those who rank a third-party candidate as their top choice and either the [[Democrat]] or [[Republican]] nominee as their second pick, it becomes nearly guaranteed that their vote will go to the latter if no candidate initially garners a majority.

The major issue with ranked-choice voting deals with unfair bias against third-party candidates, which indirectly ensures a [[two-party system]]; since voters are given the option to rank their candidates in order of preference, those who rank a third-party candidate as their top choice and either the [[Democrat]] or [[Republican]] nominee as their second pick, it becomes nearly guaranteed that their vote will go to the latter if no candidate initially garners a majority.

[[Maine]] has implemented RCV following the inability of several [[Democrat]] candidates to win elections in the state; rather than recruiting stronger candidates to gain certain voters who prefer left-leaning [[independent voters|independent]] candidates, the [[Democratic Party]] there instead chose to install a potentially [[unconstitutional]]<ref>[https://mainecampus.com/2020/03/ranked-choice-voting-is-unconstitutional-and-undemocratic/ Ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional and undemocratic]</ref> voting system.

[[Maine]] has implemented RCV following the inability of several [[Democrat]] candidates to win elections in the state; rather than recruiting stronger candidates to gain certain voters who prefer left-leaning [[independent voters|independent]]/[[third party]] candidates, the [[Democratic Party]] there instead chose to install a potentially [[unconstitutional]]<ref>[https://mainecampus.com/2020/03/ranked-choice-voting-is-unconstitutional-and-undemocratic/ Ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional and undemocratic]</ref> voting system.

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