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Residents, voting advocates urge Morristown council to study ranked-choice voting
Summary
Residents and advocates urged Morristown council to support education on ranked-choice voting and to back a state enabling bill that would let municipalities adopt it, while councilmembers said they will review materials and consider further discussion with constituents.
Public commenters urged the Morristown Town Council on Sept. 24 to explore ranked-choice voting and to support a pending state bill that would allow municipalities to adopt it if voters agree.
Several speakers described ranked-choice voting and said it could increase turnout and ensure winners have majority support. Veronica Akhezua, who said she grew up in Randolph, told the council, “Ranked choice voting is a method of voting whereby instead of choosing just one candidate on the ballot, voters can rank candidates in order of preference.” Edward Akesua, a Morristown…
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