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Ballot Measure in Maine Gets an Unlikely Endorsement: Jennifer Lawrence

It’s not an Oscar-worthy performance, but Jennifer Lawrence is certainly believable as a concerned citizen in a new video urging Maine voters to approve Question 1.

It’s not an Oscar-worthy performance, but Jennifer Lawrence is certainly believable as a concerned citizen in a new video urging Maine voters to approve Question 1.

What, you ask, is Question 1 and why does an A-list Hollywood actress who doesn’t live in the Pine Tree State feel so strongly about it? The referendum, which is on the ballot June 12, would keep ranked-choice voting for state elections, and Lawrence is endorsing it because, as she says in the video, it would “help make government work better.”

Turns out that JLaw, who’s best known for her roles in “The Hunger Games” and “Silver Linings Playbook,” for which she won an Academy Award, has been working with Democrats, Republicans, and others to promote such nonpartisan initiatives across the country.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.