2009 Instant Runoff Voting Initiative Petition Campaign Begins

Instant Runoff Voting (Ranked Choice Voting) ballot referendum campaign in full swing. 

VOTER CHOICE MASSACHUSETTS More Voices, Real Choices

* Endorsed by The Massachusetts League of Women Voters, Common Cause Massachusetts, and other community organizations. *

LEARN MORE at http://www.voterchoiceMA.org

ABOUT THE PROPOSAL
Voter Choice is a grassroots ballot campaign to put power back in voters’ hands through a system of ranked choice voting (aka Instant Runoff Voting, IRV) voting. It allows voters to rank their choices rather than choosing just one candidate – and it automatically reassigns your vote to your 2nd choice if your 1st choice doesn’t win.* This ensures that no one is “throwing away their vote” by voting for the candidate they really believe in – regardless of the polls. It eliminates the problem of “spoilers” taking votes from other candidates, and gives voters the freedom to vote their values. Voter Choice would establish ranked choice (IRV) as the voting method for Massachusetts elections for state offices (e.g. Governor), legislative offices, and Congressional offices. The end result would be more voices and real choices in elections, and that would bring missing solutions back into the debate and onto the political agenda.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Join the groundswell to gather 100,000 signatures in the next two months (by Nov. 18!!) to get Voter Choice on the ballot for the Nov., 2010 election. Please consider getting out NOW with petitions, starting a team, and activating your networks for this timely reform to revitalize democracy. Only nine weeks left!