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The committee voted 5-0 to send a ranked-choice voting proposal to the full City Council with a positive recommendation.
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The proposal would ask the Massachusetts Legislature for permission to amend Salem's City Charter to allow ranked-choice voting in local elections. If the City Council and Legislature approve the request, Salem voters would decide whether to adopt the system in a future ballot measure. The meeting did not make ranked-choice voting effective.
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