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Chamberlain Project PAC
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| Chamberlain Project PAC | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | South Portland, Maine |
| Type: | PAC |
| Top official: | Cara McCormick, Officer |
The Chamberlain Project PAC was a political action committee formed during the 2016 election cycle to support a ballot measure for ranked-choice voting. According to its filed documents with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, the group's officer was Cara McCormick.[1]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
The Chamberlain Project PAC was formed to support the Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, Question 5 in 2016. The group received a $50,000 donation from the Action Now Initiative, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization associated with John and Laura Arnold of Houston, Texas.[2] Action Now also supported the Maine initiative.[3]
Question 5 sought to institute ranked-choice voting, or instant-runoff voting, for elections in the state. The measure defined ranked-choice voting as "the method of casting and tabulating votes in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, tabulation proceeds in sequential rounds in which last-place candidates are defeated and the candidate with the most votes in the final round is elected."[4]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details the Chamberlain Project PAC’s ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for the Chamberlain Project PAC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, Question 5 | 2016 | Supported[3] |  Approved
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Leadership
The Chamberlain Project PAC was headed by Cara McCormick, a campaign consultant and researcher who works for the firm Smart Campaigns. According to her biography with her company, McCormick had directed research for Charles Robb (D-Va.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Joe Biden (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Deval Patrick (D-Mass.), and Angus King (I-Maine).[5]
Recent news
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, "The Chamberlain Project PAC," accessed September 14, 2016
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Millions of dollars flow into Maine ballot initiative campaigns," June 8, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maine Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices, "Ballot Questions," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ League of Women Voters, "Citizen Referendum on Ranked Choice Voting," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Smart Campaigns, "Principals," accessed September 14, 2016
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