MA S380

Bill

Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in city or town elections

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide a local option for ranked choice voting in city or town elections. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill provides a local option for cities and towns in Massachusetts to adopt ranked choice voting for their local elections. Ranked choice voting allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, and the winner is determined through a series of ballot tabulation rounds. The bill outlines the specific requirements and procedures for implementing ranked choice voting, including the minimum number of rankings that must be allowed on the ballot, how surplus votes and eliminated candidates are handled, and the process for a municipality to later choose to return to its prior voting method. The bill also requires municipalities using ranked choice voting to conduct voter education and outreach campaigns.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (10)

Will Brownsberger (D), Mike Connolly (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jack Lewis (D), Tom Stanley (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2399 (on 04/04/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S380

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S380
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S380.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2101	Relative to election emergency	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H3486	Relative to early voting in local elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H360	Relative to state primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H372	Requiring photo identification for voting	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H375	Relative to the elimination of public campaign financing	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H380	Increasing voter participation in primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H388	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H4981	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	No further action taken	Similar To
H687	Relative to condominium elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4743	Similar To
S1623	Limiting proposition 2 1/2 override elections and allowing an underride in all communities	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2069	Providing for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge	New draft substituted, see S2589	Similar To
S2399	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to election laws issues	Reported (in part) by S2069	Replaced by
S2589	Providing for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 359 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2658	Adding a fifth member to the Board of Elections Commission in the City of Everett	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 316 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S365	Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S366	Relative to early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S381	Relative to fair elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S395	Relative to campaign finance during special elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S402	Providing for recall elections in the town of East Bridgewater	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2101

Relative to election emergency