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Massachusetts Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative, also known as Question 2, was an initiative at the 2020 Massachusetts general election that would have changed primaries and elections in Massachusetts from plurality voting to ranked-choice voting (RCV) for all Massachusetts statewide offices, state legislative offices, federal congressional ...
Stout, Matt (November 2, 2020), "Amid auto industry battle, Question 1 is the most expensive ballot initiative in Mass. history", Boston Globe Stout, Matt (November 4, 2020), "Voters overwhelmingly back 'Right to Repair' ballot question, reject ranked-choice voting" , Boston Globe
Question 2 on the ballot, "Charter School Expansion". [2] A "yes" vote would give the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education the authority to lift the cap and allow up to 12 new charter schools or to expand existing charter schools each year. [3] A "no" vote would leave the current cap in place. [3]
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Question 2 would establish a ranked choice voting system for most state and federal primaries and general elections. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] As of April 2020, four measures (19-06, 19-10, 19-11, and 19-14) had achieved the required number of initial signatures and were pending in the Massachusetts General Court .
Just two weeks before voters weigh in on question 1, the state auditor released a report detailing her office's attempts to audit the legislature and House and Senate democrats' refusal to ...
If voters approve Question 1 on Nov. 5, that's only the beginning of the process.
The referendum question said that the extra slots parlor could only be permitted on a site that was at least 4 acres (1.6 ha) in size and located within 1,500 feet (460 m) of a racecourse. [2] The only location in the state where this would have applied was Suffolk Downs in East Boston .