ranked choice voting

If the red and blue political map turns your stomach green, look to Maine for an alternative vision for picking our presidents. On Election Day, the state will be the first to try a ranked choice voting system in a presidential general election. So what is ranked choice voting and why do its supporters say it’s a better way to...

This fall, Massachusetts residents will decide whether to approve ranked-choice voting. Question 2 would change the way votes are tallied, with no candidate able to win without a majority of the vote. “It’s incredibly straightforward and it gives more voice to voters,” said Jesse Mermell of Voter Choice MA. Mermell, who placed a close second to Jake Auchincloss last month…