An Act relative to ranked choice voting in the city of Northampton

This bill authorizes the city of Northampton to use ranked choice voting for all future city elections, allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference rather than selecting only one. Under this system, ballots are counted in rounds where the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated until one candidate receives a majority of the votes or enough seats are filled in multi-seat races. The legislation also updates the city's election code to define specific terms for the voting process and ensures that candidates for reelection are not labeled differently on ballots.