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

This bill would implement ranked choice voting (RCV) for all city elections in Northampton, replacing the current voting system. Under RCV, voters rank candidates in order of preference instead of selecting just one candidate. The city clerk would tabulate votes in rounds: if no candidate reaches the election threshold (calculated as total votes divided by seats plus one, plus one), the lowest-ranked candidate is eliminated each round until a winner meets the threshold or all seats are filled. This change directly affects Northampton voters and city election officials, altering how ballots are counted and candidates are elected for all city offices.