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Summary of Question 2
This proposed law would implement a voting system known as 'ranked-choice voting,' in which voters rank one or more candidates by order of preference. Ranked-choice voting would be used in primary and general elections for all Massachusetts statewide offices, state legislative offices, federal congressional offices, and certain other offices beginning in 2022. Ranked-choice voting would not be used in elections for president, county commissioner, or regional district school committee member. Under the proposed law, votes would be counted in a series of rounds. In the first round, if one candidate received more than 50 percent of the first-place votes, that candidate would be declared the winner and no other rounds would be necessary. If no candidate received more than 50 percent of the first-place votes, then the candidate or candidates who received the fewest first-place votes would be eliminated and, in the next round, each vote for an eliminated candidate would instead be counted toward the next highest-ranked candidate on that voter's ballot. Depending on the number of candidates, additional rounds of counting could occur, with the last-place candidate or candidates in each round being eliminated and the votes for an eliminated candidate going to the voter's next choice out of the remaining candidates. A tie for last place in any round would be broken by comparing the tied candidates' support in earlier rounds. Ultimately, the candidate who was, out of the remaining candidates, the preference of a majority of voters would be declared the winner. Ranked-choice voting would be used only in races where a single candidate is to be declared the winner and not in races where more than one person is to be elected. Under the proposed law, if no candidate received more than 50 percent of first-place votes in the first round, the rounds of ballot-counting necessary for ranked-choice voting would be conducted at a central tabulation facility. At the facility, voters' rankings would be entered into a computer, which would then be used to calculate the results of each round of the counting process. The proposed law provides that candidates in a statewide or district election would have at least three days to request a recount. The Secretary of State would be required to issue regulations to implement the proposed law and conduct a voter education campaign about the ranked-choice voting process. The proposed law would take effect on January 1, 2022.""

2020 - Berkshire County - Question 2Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 5, 2020?

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Berkshire County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
31,141
35,742
4,888 71,771
Adams More »
 
1,765
2,534
169
4,468
Alford
 
181
138
11
330
Becket
 
467
622
109
1,198
Cheshire
 
675
1,212
79
1,966
Clarksburg
 
360
586
56
1,002
Dalton More »
 
1,622
1,972
238
3,832
Egremont
 
518
366
92
976
Florida
 
117
270
33
420
Great Barrington More »
 
2,076
1,713
338
4,127
Hancock
 
146
303
33
482
Hinsdale
 
459
673
84
1,216
Lanesborough
 
744
995
157
1,896
Lee
 
1,463
1,850
193
3,506
Lenox
 
1,559
1,591
232
3,382
Monterey
 
307
245
44
596
Mount Washington
 
74
47
7
128
New Ashford
 
66
75
14
155
New Marlborough
 
407
468
91
966
N. Adams More »
 
2,632
2,978
376
5,986
Otis
 
366
594
57
1,017
Peru
 
193
305
37
535
Pittsfield More »
 
9,150
11,295
1,581
22,026
Richmond
 
555
440
69
1,064
Sandisfield
 
184
289
50
523
Savoy
 
132
237
58
427
Sheffield
 
878
1,101
195
2,174
Stockbridge
 
691
538
141
1,370
Tyringham
 
139
161
17
317
Washington
 
150
190
13
353
W. Stockbridge
 
505
397
73
975
Williamstown More »
 
2,304
1,257
216
3,777
Windsor
 
256
300
25
581
County Totals
31,141
35,742
4,888 71,771