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As Maine goes, so goes Massachusetts?
By adamg on Wed, 09/04/2019 - 1:11pm
The state Attorney General's office said today that backers of a measure to let voters rank their preferences in statewide and congressional races can try to get it on the 2020 election - by collecting a little more than 80,000 signatures on petitions by early December.
The measure, similar to a rule now used in Maine, would let voters in races with three or more candidates mark off the candidates in their order of preference - if their main choice didn't get a majority, their votes would then go to their second-choice candidate. The process would then continue until a candidate receives the majority of votes.
The proposal would not extend to presidential or municipal elections, although Cambridge has used this basic system for its local elections for decades.
Voter Choice MA - the group pushing the proposal.
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Remember when Massachusetts
Remember when Massachusetts voters enacted term limits? How'd that work out?
Remember when you had a relevant comment?
Yeah, I don't either.
Ranked choice voting is a good thing. Don't piss on an idea just because you lack the attention span to understand it.
why must you constantly be
why must you constantly be rude to everyone? Is your life that miserable?
rude?... piss!?
you are that sensitive as an adult? clutch those pearls as tight as you can.
Pot, kettle, yawn
I consider pissing on a good idea to be the height of rudeness. Is your life that miserable?
rcv
Agreed. Where can I sign this petition?
A friend of mine designed a web site that allows you to set up elections for anything from where to go for dinner, to who should be the president of your organization. It was my first exposure to ranked choice voting and it really makes a lot of sense.