Hello Comrades,

Our comrades at Pioneer Valley DSA have invited us to a *phone bank for the
Ranked Choice Voting - YES on 2 campaign tonight, October 5th from 5:30pm
to 7:30 pm*.

You can find *details and RSVP here*:
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Ranked Choice Voting will be Question 2 on the Massachusetts ballot on
November 3rd and the next steps, to educate the public so that they
understand what Ranked Choice Voting is and vote "YES on 2" on the ballot
question, is very important.

It is DSA's view that* Ranked Choice Voting* democratizes and depolarizes
our elections, increases minorities and women in government, reduces
negative campaigning, ensures our elected leaders have majority support,
and requires less money to run campaigns.

*How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work?*
With Ranked Choice Voting the voter can vote for multiple candidates in
order of preference. On your ballot, you choose who is your first choice to
win, then second choice, third choice, and so on, as needed, for each
position.

The candidate that wins a majority (50%) of first choice votes wins
outright. If no candidate receives a majority of first choice votes then
the counting process begins again. The candidate with the lowest first
choice votes is eliminated and their votes are redistributed to the second
choice picks on those ballots. This process continues until there is a
candidate with the majority of votes.

*Where is Ranked Choice Voting already in place?*
Ranked Choice Voting is already in place in New Zealand, the Republic of
Ireland, New York City and the state of Maine, among other places.

More information on the campaign is here:
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And, here is the *ballot text*:
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Please help us expand democracy and join the phone bank tonight!

In Solidarity,

Jessica Cappelli
Secretary/Treasurer
Berkshires DSA


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Berkshires DSA
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