| Donald Eng | CT News Junkie |
HARTFORD, CT — On the day Senate Bill 386, which would allow municipalities to voluntarily adopt ranked choice voting in party caucuses and primaries and some municipal elections, cleared the Government Administration and Elections Committee, a group of municipal leaders wrote to Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders urging its passage into law.
Practical, incremental reform
“This is a practical, incremental reform that respects local control,” the municipal leaders write. “It gives communities the freedom to strengthen democratic participation in ways that best reflect their residents’ needs.”
The letter also notes that the opt-in municipal framework is consistent with the Governor’s Working Group on RCV.