"In 2016, Clinton carried Maine by just three points, but she won just less than 48 percent of the vote in the state – a plurality but not a majority. If ranked-choice voting had been in place at the time, it's possible the state could have gone to Trump. The format works like an instant runoff: If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the first-choice votes, the candidate with the least support is eliminated. Whomever that person's voters picked as their second choice is then added to the tallies, and the process repeats until one candidate reaches a majority."Justice Breyer issued the rejection to Granite State Republicans. His ruling means Maine will use this method of voting in November. On Thursday, the Court rejected another emergency request, this one from Montana Republicans. The GOP tried to block rules permitting county election officials to choose whether to send mail-in ballots to all registered voters. Justice Elena Kagan rejected this application without comment, which means the mail-in balloting to every registered voter in Montana stands. LKD: Okay, can you outline future cases the U.S. Supreme Court will most likely have to consider regarding Election 2020? SDC: Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, for instance, all have contested issues regarding when election officials must stop counting mail-in ballots. The DNC, with state-level Democrats, sought new rules for this election, imposed by judges that extend the dates for votes to be valid. Those cases have now seen action in the courts of appeals, and if history is our guide, the losers will appeal to the Supreme Court in short order. LKD: So, what cases are before the court right now regarding future elections? SDC: The Supreme Court accepted two big election cases that will be argued together: Arizona Republican Party v. Democratic National Committee and Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. The oral arguments for these cases haven't been scheduled yet, so we know any decision will come well after the elections. The cases do have the potential to make a significant impact on future elections, however. Who may submit the ballot of another person? The Court will decide if a law banning ballot harvesting, the practice of allowing political operatives and other outsiders to collect voters' ballots and submit them to polling stations wholesale, is constitutional. Also, the Court will look at whether banning voting outside an assigned precinct is legal. This suit was brought by the DNC, which claims the restrictions are racially discriminatory. LKD: Thank you, Scott. Any way you cut it, the courts and especially the U.S. Supreme Court are likely to play a big role this election season. However, the goal should always be how best to let the American people's voices be heard through their votes, as outlined in our founding documents. ~ Read more from Leesa Donner and Scott Cosenza.
SCOTUS to Play Big Part in Election 2020
Here's the scoop on all the behind the scenes court action that will have a bearing on Election 2020.
Here's the scoop on all the behind the scenes court action that will have a bearing on Election 2020.


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