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Ranked Choice Voting Can Make Government Look More Like Us

By Tanisha Sullivan and Jesse Mermell  |  October 15, 2020 — Everywhere you turn there are reminders that it’s election season. Lawn signs, bumper stickers and campaign ads abound. We...
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Boston Celtics’ assistant GM Mike Zarren pushes for ranked-choice voting, end of a system that ‘to me isn’t democracy’

By Tom Westerholm  |  October 14, 2020 — Members of the Ranked Choice Voting Committee 2020 faced an odd obstacle in their bid to get an initiative on the Massachusetts ballot...
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Vote for president and the Senate. But pay attention to these reforms on state ballots, too.

By Danielle Allen  |  October 14, 2020 — All eyes are on the races for the White House and Senate and the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings. But potentially even more...
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Ranked-choice voting would help bipartisanship

Panera Bread founder and Massachusetts resident Ron Shaich writes that plurality voting isn't conducive to long-term problem-solving. In this exclusive op-ed, he writes about the need for the Bay State...
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Why Celtics executive Mike Zarren is working to bring ranked-choice voting to Massachusetts

By Adam Himmelsbach  |  October 13, 2020 — Celtics assistant general manager Mike Zarren arrived in Orlando Aug. 22 and spent more than a month supporting the players in the...
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BOSTON GLOBE: Vote yes on Question 2

Massachusetts voters can strike an important blow for majority rule by moving to ranked-choice voting for a number of state and federal elections. BOSTON GLOBE: Vote yes on Question 2....
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Gomez, Falchuk urge yes on Q2

Ranked choice voting rewards candidates with broad appeal By Gabriel Gomez and Evan Falchuk  |  October 9, 2020 — As Americans, we are at our best when we are united....
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Newton councilor says we need ranked-choice voting

By City Councilor-at-Large Becky Grossman |  October 5, 2020 — In the aftermath of the Democratic primary in Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District, there’s been a renewed emphasis on the need...
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Ranked choice voting is the best road forward to save democracy

By Peter Ackerman and Douglas Shoen  |  October 4, 2020 — After the first presidential debate, there was one conclusion that almost everyone came to, which is that it was...
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Andrew Yang, Bill Weld: Why ranked choice voting will improve America’s elections

It’s time we bring our presidential primary process into the 21st Century by adopting ranked choice voting. By Andrew Yang and Bill Weld  |  October 2, 2020 — Picking our...