PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The acting chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a decision will be expedited on a referendum petition aimed at stopping the use of ranked choice voting in this November’s presidential election.

The announcement gave a glimmer of hope to opponents of ranked voting who hope that 11th-hour legal machinations could yet prevent the voting system from being used in the presidential vote, even though ballots are being printed in a ranked format.

The court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Maine GOP collected enough signatures to force a “People’s Veto” referendum a state law extending the voting system used in congressional races to presidential elections.