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After polls closed Tuesday, the ballot question to implement a ranked choice voting system was not able to gain enough votes to change the status quo For Immediate Release: —...

Congressman Joe Kennedy III Stumps for Yes on 2 Campaign in Grove Hall. "We need to make sure that the people, the candidates, are the people that we want to...

Globe says ranked choice ensures majority outcomes, broadens the field of candidates, eliminates the “spoiler effect” and would improve tone of political campaign. Massachusetts ballot questions: The Boston Globe endorses...

“Massachusetts is synonymous with democracy and a yes vote on Question 2 keeps it that way” For Immediate Release: — Boston, Mass. — October 29, 2020 — Today, John Kerry, the...

US Senator Ed Markey Stumps for Yes on 2 Campaign; Says Momentum Building Toward Win. “This is a very important referendum and it’s one that will resonate throughout the country...

Govs. Weld and Patrick on Ranked Choice Voting Via WBUR Cognoscenti By Bill Weld and Deval Patrick |  October 28, 2020 — Imagine being a candidate for office in 2020....

Yes On 2 Campaign has Support from Majority of Mass Delegation. Two former Mass Governors endorse Ranked Choice Voting. League of Women Voters, Common Cause, MassVOTE all support Yes on...

‘Dunk the Vote’ endorses Question 2 The voter empowerment organization supports ranked choice voting For Immediate Release Boston, Mass. — October 30, 2020 —  Dunk the Vote, a Boston-based voting...

Spectrum News/IPSOS Poll Released Today; Ranked Choice Voting has 11-point Lead in MA For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. — October 23, 2020 — A new poll out from Spectrum...

Via MassLive: The conservative case for ranked-choice voting By Jennifer Nassour |  October 21, 2020 — In 2020, it seems as though there are rare cases where Republicans and Democrats...

Actor Michael Douglas Gives Video Endorsement of Massachusetts’ Question 2 — Boston, Mass. - October 22, 2020 -  Academy Award-winning actor Michael Douglas is voicing his support for ranked choice...

The Berkshire Eagle: Vote yes on 2 for ranked choice voting By The Editorial Board |  October 22, 2020 — In the 4th Congressional District this year, a seven-way contest produced a...

MV Times: Yes, yes, and no  By The Editorial Board |  October 21, 2020 — Mail-in voting is in full swing. Early voting began Saturday. And we’re less than two weeks away...

Greenfield Recorder: Vote "Yes" on Question 2.  By The Editorial Board |  October 22, 2020 — We’re trapped in an either-or political system that can’t possibly encapsulate the wide swath of varied...

The Sun Chronicle talks Yes on 2 | Our view: Making the right choice. "It would serve as a spur to independent candidates as well as a way of ensuring...

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Vote Yes on 2. "With ranked-choice voting, democracy wins." By The Editorial Board |  October 22, 2020 — While there’s little question that Trump versus Biden is the major...

Massachusetts Teachers Association Endorses Yes on 2; Union Representing 120,000 members says RCV is “a major step forward for the common good.” MTA joins Boston Teachers Union, American Federation of...

Easthampton, Northampton mayors: Bring ranked-choice voting to Massachusetts By Nicole LaChapelle and David Narkewicz  |  October 16, 2020 — With Election Day just weeks away, voters are preparing to make...

Former Presidential Candidate and leader of Humanity Forward Endorses Yes on 2 For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - October 16, 2020 - Presidential primary contender and founder of Humanity...

Ranked Choice Voting is Constitutional By Richard Pildes and G. Michael Parsons |  October 15, 2020 — In our highly polarized and divisive political climate, many Americans are looking for reforms...

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...

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...

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...

Former 4th Congressional District Candidate will serve as a surrogate for ranked choice voting initiative For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - October 14, 2020 - Ihssane Leckey, a former...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

The Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School and director of Harvard’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness will join effort to bring ranked choice voting to Massachusetts. Michael...

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...

6,400 volunteers, 3,000 campaign donations, 83 Beacon Hill endorsements and more. For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - October 2, 2020 - With 34 days to go before Election Day,...

State Senators Becca Rausch and Jason Lewis to Become Honorary Co-chairs on Ranked Choice Voting Initiative For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - October 1, 2020 - The ‘Yes on...

Ranked-choice voting in Massachusetts will encourage candidates from a broader array of backgrounds to run for office and give voters the freedom to support them. By Danielle Allen  |  September...

For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - September 30, 2020 - The ‘Yes on 2’ campaign is honored to announce today that Massachusetts entrepreneur and longtime corporate CEO, Ron Shaich,...

Over 55 professors, academics, researchers and election law experts across Massachusetts have officially endorsed Question 2. For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - September 29, 2020 - The Yes on 2...

The former candidate in the MA 4th Congressional District primary will join Yes on 2 Advisory Board. For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - September 29, 2020 - At-Large member...

The former candidate in the MA 4th Congressional District primary will join Yes on 2 Advisory Board. For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - September 28, 2020 - Former candidate...

By Katie Fahey  |  September 28, 2020 — After organizing the Voters Not Politicians 2018 ballot initiative that put citizens in charge of drawing Michigan's legislative maps, Fahey became founding...

Yes on 2 Announces Rep. Andy Vargas as Honorary Co-chair of Campaign for RCV For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. - September 25, 2020 -  The ‘Yes on 2’ campaign...

Jesse Mermell officially joins Yes on 2 Campaign For Immediate Release  — Boston, Mass. – September 23, 2020 - The Yes on 2 campaign has officially brought former 4th Congressional...

By Elizabeth Warren and Jamie Raskin |  September 18, 2020 — Across the country nearly 1,000 people are dying each day from COVID-19, an infectious disease that should have been under control...

By Cheryl Clyburn-Crawford  |  September 17, 2020 — The past few years have seen a wide range of elected positions, from Boston City Council to US Congress, filled by Black, Latinx,...

By  Ismar Volić |  September 9, 2020 — To the skeptics of ranked-choice voting: Look no further than last week's Fourth District Democratic primary elections, where Jake Auchincloss won the primary with 22.4% of the...

By  Dan Kennedy  |  September 2, 2020 — As of Wednesday morning, it was still unclear who had won the Democratic primary in the Fourth Congressional District. In a field...

4th CD primary too close to call, leading candidates both with less than 25% each For Immediate Release:  Contact: Charlie@sqcomms.com, 617-894-6905 — Boston, Mass. – September 2, 2020 - The Massachusetts...

With so many qualified candidates, the winner of this election will most likely need under 20% to win with massive advantages for those from large cities and who can self-fund...

The Campaign Starts as a Statistical Tie with a Clear Path to A Majority Win For Immediate Release: Contact: Charlie@sqcomms.com, 617-894-6905 — Boston, Mass – August 13, 2020 – The...

By ANDREW BLOOM  |  August 6, 2020 — To the editor: Following the largest and most successful referendum signature campaign in the history of the commonwealth, ranked choice voting will...

By MONICA & BOB FOLEY  |  August 2, 2020 — With ranked-choice voting, there is no more concern that you are “wasting” a vote, and no more candidates seen as...

Business, political, academic and nonprofit leaders from across the political spectrum will lead the campaign for Ranked Choice Voting in Massachusetts For Immediate Release:  Contact: Charlie@sqcomms.com, 617-894-6905 — Boston, Mass...

MA Secretary of State William Galvin Confirms Ranked Choice Voting Initiative For Fall ballot For Immediate Release: July 13, 2020 — Boston, Mass. – Voter Choice for Massachusetts 2020 has...

The most well-known benefit of RCV is ensuring that the winner of an election receives support from the majority of voters. This is critical in heavily contested elections.   By...

Campaign Reaches Another Milestone to Bring Ranked Choice Voting to MA; Has Now Submitted More Than 136,000 Signatures to the MA Secretary of State’s Office  For Immediate Release: July 1,...

Helps remove extreme partisanship from political process   By VERNON K. WALKER  |  June 25, 2020 ⁠— “I am convinced that if we are to get on to the right...

By MATT MURPHY  |  June 18, 2020 — Elections may never be the same after COVID-19. As the Legislature steams toward passage of a massive expansion of vote-by-mail for the...

Campaign Reaches Milestone to Bring Ranked Choice Voting to MA; Submits Over 136,000 Signatures to MA Town and City Clerks. For Immediate Release June 17, 2020 — Boston, Mass. –...

Court decision preserves democracy and ballot access in MA in the face of COVID-19 For Immediate Release: May 1, 2020 — Boston, MA - After this week’s order by the...

By ERIC S. MASKIN & LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS  |  April 15, 2020 — The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts will hear a case Thursday with implications for the collection of...

By KEVIN JOHNSON & MAC D'ALESSSANDRO  |  March 10, 2020 ⁠— VOTERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS approached last week’s presidential primary with different views on whom to support and what issues are...

Grassroots team delivered signatures from all 351 cities and towns Massachusetts. For Immediate Release December 20, 2019 — BOSTON, Mass. – The Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office alerted Voter Choice for...

By LARRY LESSIG  |  December 19, 2019 ⁠— In theory, in a democracy, the majority wins. In reality, in America’s democracy, that’s not always so. The winner of an election...

Grassroots team delivers signatures from every city and town in Massachusetts. For Immediate Release December 4, 2019 — BOSTON – After spending the past weeks talking directly with voters across...

By CHRIS LISINSKI, State House News Service  |  September 5, 2019 — Potential ballot question campaigns were cleared for takeoff Wednesday, and voters next year could decide the fate of...

Commonsense Change Would Give Voters Stronger Voice, Ensure Majority Support for Election Winners. For Immediate Release September 4, 2019 — BOSTON – Voter Choice for Massachusetts, the campaign to bring...

By BENJAMIN SWASEY  |  September 4, 2019 – An effort to have Massachusetts voters next year weigh in on a ranked-choice voting system moved a step forward Wednesday, as it...

By CHRISTIAN M. WADE  |  September 4, 2019 – BOSTON — Plans to implement ranked-choice voting, prevent Massachusetts from declaring itself a "sanctuary state" and require gun owners to store...

By SHIRA SCHOENBERG  |  September 4, 2019 – Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday allowed 12 initiative petitions to move to the next step toward getting on the ballot. Healey...

By NIK DECOSTA-KLIPA  |  August 1, 2019 – Could Massachusetts follow in Maine’s footsteps next year? Supporters of ranked choice voting are beginning the push for a 2020 ballot question proposing the...

By LEE DRUTMAN  |  July 31, 2019 – In place since: 2002 The problem: In March 2002, San Franciscans were ready for some new voting rules. The city had long used...

By ANDY VARGAS  |  July 17, 2019 – During the summer of 2002, Sen. John McCain delivered a recorded phone message to the citizens of Alaska, asking them to adopt...

By KATELYN BUDION  |  July 20, 2019 – Ranked choice voting would allow voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference. If no candidate gets a majority of the...

By NIK DECOSTA-KLIPA  |  June 11, 2019 – Elizabeth Warren says she’s coming around on the idea of ranked choice voting. “This is one of those things I had thought, ‘Nah,...

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER  |  April 17, 2019 – After all the ballots were counted in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in 2018, Democrat Jared Golden, a 36-year-old Marine Corps veteran, trailed Bruce...

By HANNAH GOLDEN  |  July 11, 2018 – On Wednesday, July 11, London Breed was sworn in as mayor of San Francisco, making history as the first black woman to...