Question 1. Does the Act's requirement that the Secretary of State count the votes centrally in multiple rounds conflict with the provisions of the Constitution of Maine that require that the city and town officials sort, count, declare and record the votQuestion 2. Does the method of ranked-choice voting established by the Act in elections for
Representative, Senator and Governor violate the provisions of the Constitution of Maine, Article
IV, Part First, Section 5, Article IV, Part Second, Sections 3 and 4 and Article V, Part First,
Section 3, respectively, which declare that the person elected shall be the candidate who receives
a plurality of all the votes counted and declared by city and town officials as recorded on lists
returned to the Secretary of State?
Question 3. Does the requirement in the Act that a tie between candidates for Governor in
the final round of counting be decided by lot conflict with the provisions of the Constitution of
Maine, Article V, Part First, Section 3 relating to resolution of a tie vote for Governor by the
House of Representatives and Senate?