An Act providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections

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Overview Bill text 1 History 1 Sponsors

By Representative Holmes of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Russell E. Holmes for legislation to establish a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections. Election Laws.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jul 28, 2025
Last action: Jul 28, 2025 — Referred to the committee on House Rules
Session: 194th
Momentum: 40 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -2 40/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 448 days quiet

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