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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 - Hampden 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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Hampden County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
73,043
130,131
17,619 220,793
Agawam More »
 
4,533
10,913
816
16,262
Blandford
 
198
549
34
781
Brimfield
 
650
1,585
114
2,349
Chester
 
241
477
31
749
Chicopee More »
 
8,306
16,030
1,590
25,926
E. Longmeadow More »
 
3,060
6,455
656
10,171
Granville
 
749
225
28
1,002
Hampden
 
882
2,272
221
3,375
Holland
 
487
968
103
1,558
Holyoke More »
 
6,784
8,011
1,688
16,483
Longmeadow More »
 
4,098
5,859
499
10,456
Ludlow More »
 
3,244
7,525
684
11,453
Monson More »
 
1,498
3,387
320
5,205
Montgomery
 
153
398
14
565
Palmer More »
 
1,886
4,233
404
6,523
Russell
 
246
631
52
929
Southwick More »
 
1,521
4,004
243
5,768
Springfield More »
 
20,572
27,945
7,464
55,981
Tolland
 
89
225
14
328
Wales
 
288
754
50
1,092
W. Springfield More »
 
4,227
8,396
978
13,601
Westfield More »
 
6,370
13,249
1,165
20,784
Wilbraham More »
 
2,961
6,040
451
9,452
County Totals
73,043
130,131
17,619 220,793