A new coalition of nonprofits and advocacy organizations is launching a campaign to implement ranked-choice voting in Boston municipal elections.
Under a ranked-choice system, if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the candidate with the fewest first-place votes is knocked out and their tallies are redistributed to their voters' second choices. The process repeats until one candidate emerges with a majority. Advocates are optimistic about their path. Aside from the apparent local support, there's also a new governor on Beacon Hill. While then-Gov. Charlie Baker opposed the 2020 ranked-choice ballot question, current Gov. Maura Healey
Craney said the system effectively disenfranchises voters who cast their ballots for eliminated candidates. He argues that voters have to accurately predict the top two vote-getters if they want a say in the final result.