Boston braces to consider ranked choice voting in local elections

While voters statewide rejected the 2020 ballot question on ranked choice, more than 60% of voters in Boston supported it. Ranked choice is rising as a political issue atop local and state ballots ... Read More

Boston election ballot mess raises concerns about city's ability to handle ranked-choice voting

The city’s election failures came amid a City Council push, led by the body’s President Ruthzee Louijeune, for a switch to ranked-choice voting — a process Boston Election Department ... Read More

Boston City Council passes ranked-choice voting system change for local elections

The Boston City Council passed a home rule petition that seeks to implement a ranked-choice voting system for city elections that would see voters rank multiple candidates by order of preference ra… ... Read More

Boston City Council approves of ranked-choice voting, but hurdles remain

The Boston City Council approved a measure Wednesday that would implement ranked-choice voting in the city’s municipal elections. But despite the support, proponents of ranked-choice voting ... Read More

Boston City Council weighs ranked-choice voting to overhaul local elections

Ranked-choice voting would advance the top four vote-getters, rather than the top two, for the district council and mayoral races to the final election — thus eliminating the need for a primary ... Read More

Boston City Council set to vote on move to ranked-choice voting system for local elections

A prior ballot question that would have implemented a statewide ranked-choice voting system was defeated by Massachusetts voters, by a 55% to 45% margin, in 2020.Louijeune and other proponents are ... Read More

Opinion | Boston needs ranked-choice voting

The question of ranked-choice voting was previously on the state ballot in 2020, and while it did not pass statewide, 62 percent of Boston residents voted in favor of moving to RCV. Read More

Boston City Council votes to move to ranked-choice voting

The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted 8-4 to move to a ranked-choice voting system for municipal elections, a notable victory for the measure’s proponents who have advocated for the city to ... Read More

Boston election ballot mess raises concerns about city’s ability to handle ranked-choice voting | National - UnionLeader.com

Boston’s failures in last week’s election have prompted concerns around whether its Election Department, now under investigation by the Secretary of State’s office, would be able to handle a ... Read More

Boston City Council passes ranked-choice voting system change for local elections - MSN

The Boston City Council passed a home rule petition that seeks to implement a ranked-choice voting system for city elections, that would see voters rank multiple candidates by order of preference ... Read More

Boston City Council approves of ranked-choice voting, but hurdles remain - MSN

The Boston City Council approved a measure Wednesday that would implement ranked-choice voting in the city’s municipal elections. But despite the support, proponents of ranked-choice voting ... Read More