Bill > H5068

This bill authorizes the city of Easthampton to amend its home rule charter to implement ranked choice voting for all elected city offices. Ranked choice voting is a system where voters rank candidates in order of preference, and the winner is determined through a tabulation process that redistributes votes from lower-ranked candidates until one candidate reaches a winning threshold. The bill also requires the city council to appoint an ad hoc committee to revise the existing ranked choice voting ordinance, and it requires voter approval of the ranked choice voting provisions before they can be implemented. The bill specifies that the ranked choice voting provisions will take effect upon voter approval, but they cannot be implemented for an election that occurs within 45 days of the ballot question.