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William Weld, former two-term Massachusetts Republican Governor and likely 2020 Republican presidential primary challenger was recently asked what he thought about Ranked Choice Voting as a structural reform.

Tuesday's Fall River mayoral recall election is a prime example of the will of the voters being undermined by our outdated "pick-one" plurality voting system. In an overwhelmingly strong and clear message, a full 61% of Fall River voters chose to recall Mayor Correia, who has been indicted on federal charges of defrauding investors. But on the very same ballot, Correia also won re-election with...

Voter Choice Massachusetts: Correia re-election a “textbook example” of the need for Ranked Choice Voting

The recent Fall River race isn’t the first time the will of the voters was subverted (and it won’t be the last).

Ranked Choice Voting takes Beacon Hill by Storm; Massachusetts Now Leads the Nation in Support for RCV

Tens of thousands of Massachusetts Democrats have been electrified by the announcement last Saturday that Senator Elizabeth Warren, who easily won her re-election last year, has officially launched her Presidential campaign. The following day, Senator Amy Klobuchar officially proclaimed her candidacy in her home state of Minnesota. They are entering a field that already has eight declared candi...

Two years ago, Maine enacted Ranked Choice Voting statewide, but in Massachusetts this reform was not widely known. A few legislators would file bills every session but only a couple dozen would even bother to co-sponsor. Given there are 200 legislators in the State House (40 senators and 160 representatives), RCV was barely a blip on anyone's radar. Because of YOU, that has all changed...

Our Story It was November 2016. The nation had experienced one of its most divisive presidential elections, and the state of Maine made history by passing the nation’s first statewide Ranked Choice Voting law. Inspired, entrepreneur Adam Friedman sent an email to 200 activists with an invitation to explore how we could advance Ranked Choice Voting in Massachusetts. Over 50 people gathered in hi...

The 2018 elections brought fresh energy into US and Massachusetts politics including a next generation of leaders advocating for Ranked Choice Voting. Three of four new Massachusetts State Senators back RCV. The incoming class of first-time State Representatives includes eight RCV advocates.

On September 17, The New York Times featured our movement for Ranked Choice Voting and the crowded, 10-candidate CD3 Democratic Primary.