Letter: Ready for ranked choice voting

A veteran’s case for more choice and more voice in elections

The first day of Maine’s ranked-choice tabulation to determine the winners of three primaries held on June 9, 2026. Officials in the Secretary of State’s office began conducting the count at the Maine Department of Public Safety in Augusta on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim Neuger / Maine Morning Star)Eight years in the U.S. military taught me that the mission only succeeds when everyone is working toward the same goal, even when we don’t agree on …

Letter: Ready for ranked choice voting

Wally Reno opined that “Perez is best chance in 3rd District” (Our Readers’ Views, Aug. 1). Reno describes exactly the situation that begs for a proportional ranked choice vote election process. Without explicitly stating as much, Reno highlights how our current duopoly stifles voter voices by not allowing voter preferences to be considered.

A veteran's case for more choice and more voice in elections

Zaneta Adams | Michigan Advance | Eight years in the U.S. military taught me that the mission only succeeds when everyone is working toward the same goal, even when we don’t agree on every detail of how to get there. This lesson has stayed with me through every chapter of my life since: as a lawyer representing veterans fighting for the benefits they earned, as the first woman veteran appointed to a Michigan governor’s cabinet, and as a mother o…