Bill > S2331

This bill amends the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton to: 1) Define "ranked choice voting" as an election system where voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no candidate receives at least 50% of first-choice votes, an "instant runoff" process is used to determine the winner. 2) Require the election of the mayor to be conducted using ranked choice voting. 3) Require the election of district city councilors to be conducted using ranked choice voting. 4) Establish an ad hoc committee to draft an ordinance detailing the ballot format and procedural rules for implementing ranked choice voting, and provide a budget for the first implementation. The bill also specifies that sections related to ranked choice voting for mayor and district city councilors must be separately approved by the voters, and that the changes will not be implemented for an election within 45 days of voter approval.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2331