H 2897 Massachusetts House · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

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

Summary

By Mr. Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2897) of Mike Connolly and others relative to ranking candidates for office in order of preference in local elections. Election Laws.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Jan 2017

Senate Passage

Jan 2017

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2017 Last action Feb 28, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

4

Key actions

1

Committee

1

Jan 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to the committee on Election Laws

lower

1 primary · 28 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Worcester and Hampshire

Carmine Gentile

Christine Barber

Dylan Fernandes

Plymouth and Barnstable

Frank I. Smizik