Question 3 moves the final decision from the elections that most people ignore to the ones that have high participation
ranked-choice voting
Posted inOpinion
Question 3 would bring California’s primary problems to Massachusetts
Democracy reform is personal for me. The first time I walked into the State House, I was a 16-year-old youth organizer advocating for our civics education bill with other Gateway City kids.
Posted inOpinion
All-party primaries would be a step backwards for Massachusetts
Question 3 would eliminate the ability of Bay State parties to police the use of their party labels by candidates in elections and sever the only meaningful accountability link between candidates/officeholders and party platforms.
Posted inPolitics
Progressives should think twice before supporting ranked-choice voting
RANKED-CHOICE VOTING is an innovative election system with the potential to eliminate vote-splitting, and is supported by nascent evidence that it could promote a more diverse slate of candidates. Massachusetts voters will […]
Posted inPolitics
Would ranked-choice voting have changed the 4th Congressional District race?
WHEN JESSE MERMELL gave her videotaped concession speech in the 4th Congressional District primary race on Friday, she did it in front of a sign that read “Jesse Mermell for RCV,” an acronym for ranked-choice voting. […]
Posted inPolitics
House candidate exit puts spotlight on ranked-choice voting
THE CROWDED DEMOCRATIC primary field in the Fourth Congressional District got a little less crowded Thursday morning when one of the candidates, Dave Cavell, announced he was suspending his campaign. […]
Posted inPolitics
Are you tired of electoral spoilers?
ADAM FRIEDMAN CALLS it being Nadered. In the 2012 congressional race in the 6th District, Democrat John Tierney won with 48 percent of the vote. Republican Richard Tisei came in […]
Posted inThe Download
Are you tired of electoral spoilers?
Adam Friedman calls it being Nadered. In the 2012 congressional race in the 6th District, Democrat John Tierney won with 46 percent of the vote. Republican Richard Tisei came in […]
Posted inPolitics
Maine experiments with ranked-choice voting
Shawn Moody won the Republican nomination for governor of Maine on Tuesday, but he won’t know his Democratic opponent for several more days because of a new ranked-choice voting system that […]
Posted inThe Download
Maine experiments with ranked-choice voting
Shawn Moody won the Republican nomination for governor of Maine on Tuesday, but he won’t know his Democratic opponent for several more days because of a new ranked-choice voting system that […]
