Vote Yes on this bill if you want cities and towns to have the option to use ranked choice voting, end preliminary elections, elect winners with broader support, publish round‑by‑round results and data, and deliver voter education with state guidance.

Organizations that support this bill may include good‑government and voting‑rights groups, municipal reform advocates, civic tech nonprofits, and local coalitions seeking more representative elections.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current local voting methods and preliminary elections, avoid new ballot designs and tabulation rules, minimize administrative changes and potential costs, and prioritize simpler elections.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups favoring traditional plurality voting, some party committees or incumbency‑aligned organizations, and taxpayer watchdogs concerned about costs or complexity.