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Ranked Choice Voting Study Committee Meeting

Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023 | 7:30 PM

Remote Participation

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Agenda

1. Approval of minutes for past meetings (8/25, 10/13, 10/20, 10/26, 11/9, 1/25, and others)
2. Review and possibly act on feedback from public hearing
   1. Language access or other accessibility mandates for trainings and info session (Marissa Vogt)
   2. Use of RCV for mid-year special elections (MGL ch 41 sec 10) (Marissa Vogt)
   3. Rescinding RCV

1. Require another HRP to rescind -vs- local control (Marissa Vogt)
2. If state adopts statewide RCV, will Brookline be out of step (Tommy Vitolo)

4. Proportional voting for multi-winner elections (Tommy Vitolo)
5. Randomizing ballot order of candidates (Tommy Vitolo)
6. In what cases did RCV change the outcome of elections, and was it for the better (John Van Scoyoc)
2. Review and possibly act on unresolved issues from committee
   1. Election of Town Meeting Members
   2. Publication requirements
   3. Voter education requirements
3. Review, revise, and possible vote on warrant articles to submit to Annual Town Meeting
4. Review and revise explanatory material for warrant article (as time permits)
5. Other business

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