MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
The meeting will be held via teleconference and will be audio and video recorded. All votes of the committee will be done by a roll call vote.
NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS
RANKED CHOICE VOTING COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: 1/27/2022
Meeting Time: 5:00 pm
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PUBLIC COMMENT
In accordance with committee rules, each public speaker shall have a maximum of two minutes to address the committee concerning any agenda topic or related ranked choice voting topic. The committee has established an overall time limit of 20 minutes for public participation.
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REVIEW & APPROVE MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
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Discuss draft legislation & related topics
- when is a ballot "concluded", particularly in cases of overvotes and skipped rankings;
- when shall we use RCV, i.e in both single seat and multiple seat elections;
- when tabulation is considered complete, particularly in single seat elections;
- should the threshold be recalculated each round;
- how should ties for the fewest votes be resolved;
- who has the authority to make small changes, i.e. the clerk or the council;
- should our legislation include local approval, requiring a vote.
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NEW BUSINESS
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FUTURE MEETING DATE(S)
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