Bill > H664

This bill establishes ranked choice voting for all town offices in Concord, except for single-seat offices with two or fewer certified candidates, or multi-seat offices with a number of certified candidates less than or equal to the number of seats to be elected. Ranked choice voting involves voters ranking candidates in order of preference, and the election is decided through an instant runoff process where the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated in each round until a candidate wins a majority. The bill provides detailed rules and procedures for how the ranked choice voting system will be implemented in Concord, including provisions for batch elimination, calculating the election threshold, and handling ties. The bill will take effect upon passage, provided there are at least 64 days until the next election to allow for proper implementation.