... airs a short segment on ballot questions 2 and 3. Michael Jonas of MassINC and I were there to help clear things up.Clear as mud, I'd say, by the time we were done.Anyway, it's on at 7 pm on channel 2. … [Read more...]
Question 2 Analysis
I was reading the posts about Question 2, fusion voting and Mass. Ballot Freedom. As I read, my eyes began to glaze over. Then I saw a bright white light -- dead relatives were waving to me, encouraging me to cross over to the … [Read more...]
Question 2: BMG talks with Mass. Ballot Freedom
Last week Charley and I spent nearly an hour talking with Jim Fleischmann, Ben Healey, and (for part of the time) David Sirota, all of whom are strongly behind ballot question 2, which would legalize "fusion voting" or cross-endorsement in … [Read more...]
Help Us Communicate With 4 Million Voters
Tomorrow the Mass Ballot Freedom Campaign has to give Secretary of the Commonwealth Galvin an argument of 150 words or less in favor of the Ballot Freedom Initiative. This argument will be published in the statewide voter guide and mailed … [Read more...]
A brief examination of voting systems
Fusion voting is an extension of FPTP that relies on parties. Parties are not essential to FPTP, but they inevitably creep in, and fusion takes advantage of this. In classical FPTP at a general election, each party nominates a candidate, … [Read more...]
One more for the tool box
Prior to running for City Council, I served as founding chair of MassVOTE â because I know we must reform the electoral process to bring new people into the fold. And this November we will have the opportunity to vote for an … [Read more...]