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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 - Bristol 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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Bristol County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
97,025
164,668
19,671 281,364
Acushnet More »
 
2,644
3,158
324
6,126
Attleboro More »
 
8,760
14,073
858
23,691
Berkley More »
 
2,023
1,868
252
4,143
Dartmouth More »
 
6,183
10,879
917
17,979
Dighton More »
 
1,330
3,005
408
4,743
Easton More »
 
5,314
8,471
820
14,605
Fairhaven More »
 
3,079
5,966
584
9,629
Fall River More »
 
10,710
17,985
3,505
32,200
Freetown More »
 
1,628
3,675
230
5,533
Mansfield More »
 
5,676
8,213
748
14,637
New Bedford More »
 
13,274
18,688
3,123
35,085
N. Attleborough More »
 
6,389
10,219
692
17,300
Norton More »
 
3,895
6,493
639
11,027
Raynham More »
 
2,586
5,556
717
8,859
Rehoboth More »
 
2,517
4,990
437
7,944
Seekonk More »
 
2,869
5,530
604
9,003
Somerset More »
 
3,185
7,270
757
11,212
Swansea More »
 
2,894
6,428
748
10,070
Taunton More »
 
8,786
15,444
2,722
26,952
Westport More »
 
3,283
6,757
586
10,626
County Totals
97,025
164,668
19,671 281,364