PORTLAND, Maine – For the first time in U.S. history, voters will use ranked choice voting to determine their pick for president of the United States.Maine's use of ranked voting comes as Alaska and Massachusetts voters consider statewide votes to adopt the voting method.

In Maine, it applies to this year's presidential and U.S. Senate races.The method works like this: Voters can rank the candidates on their ballot in order of preference.

If no candidate breaks 50% of the popular vote, the bottom finisher is eliminated, and voters’ second choices come into play.

The tabulations continue until a candidate achieves a majority of the total votes.Ranked voting arrives on Maine’s presidential ballots in a year when three of the state’s four.

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America Votes 2020: How Biden was able to get ahead by flipping key states

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Joe Biden is leading in the race against Donald Trump, as crucial battleground states continue counting outstanding ballots. As Jackson Proskow reports, that has Trump ramping up attacks on the electoral process.

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Trump, GOP test out rallying cry: Count the 'legal' votes

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EXPLAINER: Why ballot-counting in Nevada is dragging on

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The pace of vote-counting in Nevada is being criticized for taking too long and it's even become fodder for online jokes. But government officials say they are emphasizing accuracy over speed in a year when processing an unprecedented flood of mail-in ballots under extended deadlines is taking more time.“We told everyone early on that results would take at least ten days,” Secretary of State spokeswoman Jennifer A.

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EXPLAINER: What would a recount in Georgia look like?

They're still counting votes across Georgia, and it's really, really close. While Democrat Joe Biden surpassed President Donald Trump early Friday, his lead is very narrow, and under Georgia law a candidate can request a recount if the margin is within 0.5 percentage points, which is the case here.We asked Kate Brumback, a reporter for The Associated Press in Atlanta, what could happen next.WHERE IS ALL THIS GOING?With a margin this small, the secretary of state said this morning there will probably be a recount.

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EXPLAINER: What is a 'cured' ballot?

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‘We have to be so, so careful’: B.C. not easing rules around long-term care visits

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Traditional Santa visits cancelled in Waterloo Region due to COVID-19 pandemic rules

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The Voice UK coach Olly Murs explains sad way Covid will affect the live final

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Department Explains, Updates COVID Contact Tracing Activities

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Dad's heartbreak at hearing toddler's cancer diagnosis over the phone due to Covid rules

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America Votes: Why Michigan flipped from Republican to Democrat

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GMB's Piers Morgan and Holly Willoughby voted UK's most loved celebs during pandemic

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AP Explains: Why Ethiopia is suddenly on brink of civil war

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Recount ordered on DeBary referendum after difference of 18 votes

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Trump tweets his outrage in all caps as votes are counted

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No curfew, but more money coming for fire inspectors, officers to enforce COVID-19 rules: Manitoba Premier

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Michigan Court of Claims judge rules against Trump campaign's efforts to stop counting absentee ballots

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Judge rules for Trump campaign, granting rep better view of Philadelphia vote count, appeal filed

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania appellate court handed the Trump campaign a victory Thursday by allowing it to have its representative as close as six feet away from the vote-counting process that is underway at the Philadelphia Convention Center.The Philadelphia Board of Elections has since filed an appeal of that decision in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. A campaign witness had testified that the ballot processing area was kept at a distance from poll watchers, with the closest table roughly 15 feet away from him and the farthest being approximately 105 feet from where he was permitted to observe.TRUMP CAMPAIGN TO ANNOUNCE NEVADA LAWSUIT ALLEGING NONRESIDENTS VOTED THEREJudge Christine Cannon ruled that the lower court must now enter an

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MoT Test rules for England during second coronavirus lockdown explained

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EXPLAINER: Have election-related protests materialized?

WASHINGTON – Two days after Election Day, protests across the United States are scattered, happening in places from Portland, Oregon and Seattle to Washington, D.C. There have also been some intense moments at some ballot-counting locations in Arizona and Michigan.

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America Votes 2020: Biden may have more paths to victory than Trump

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RESULTS 2020 UPDATES: Trump again seeks to stop the counting of votes

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Kolkata suburban train services to resume from next week, says Goyal. Check new Covid-19 rules

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America Votes 2020: Ex-U.S. ambassador to Canada hopeful, but cautious

Global National’s Dawna Friesen speaks with Bruce Heyman, who served as America’s ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2017, to hear his thoughts on the U.S. election, and what he says the next commander-in-chief needs to do.

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America Votes 2020: Is there a path to unity in a seemingly divided America?

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US daily Covid-19 cases hit new record of 100,000

The United States set a one-day record for new coronavirus cases yesterday with at least 102,591 new infections and as hospitals in several states reported a rising tide of patients, according to a Reuters tally.

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America Votes: Still no clear winner in U.S. election, Trump launches legal challenges

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America Votes 2020: Protesters try to enter Detroit ballot counting location

Protesters rallied outside a ballot-counting building in Detroit on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a lawsuit to stop the count.

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Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided

WASHINGTON – Democrats faced increasingly long odds as the battle for Senate control hangs in balance, and Republicans brushed back multiple challengers to protect their majority. Still, it was too soon for the GOP to declare victory.In Michigan, Democrats were spared a loss late Wednesday when Sen.

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Election recount rules, processes vary by state

LOS ANGELES - With the U.S. presidential race so close in many states, many voters are wondering about the recount process.Some states have automatic recounts if the margin of victory is very narrow.

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‘Unnecessary exemption’: New mask rules different for people exercising in Sask. gyms

A local epidemiologist is questioning an exception to mandatory mask rules coming into effect in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert on Friday, Nov. 6.

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‘An unnecessary exemption’: New mask rules different for people exercising in Saskatchewan gyms

A local epidemiologist is questioning an exception to mandatory mask rules coming into effect in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert on Friday.People who walk into or around fitness facilities will have to wear masks until they start exercising, according to the province. Saskatchewan making masks mandatory in Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert Epidemiologist Dr.

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More states note record COVID-19; more restrictions in Europe

Six states reported record daily COVID-19 case totals on Election Day, as political observers sorted out how the pandemic impacted voters' concerns, while on the international front, an ongoing surge in Europe prompted a flurry of new restrictions in several countries.

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Sharpies can be used on voting ballots in Arizona, officials say

PHOENIX - Ballots marked with Sharpie will be counted in Arizona, despite claims on social media that they would be rejected, according to state officials.The controversy arose when people claimed their ballots were not being counted after using Sharpies provided by voting locations in Maricopa County.However, while black and blue ink is highly encouraged to fill in the ballot bubbles, Sharpie is also accepted, according to Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.Maricopa County officials say they used fine-tip Sharpies in voting centers because they have the fastest-drying ink - this is crucial because the ballot is sent directly into the tabulation machine when voting in person.AdvertisementMORE: Interactive Electoral College mapFelt-tip pens are

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