Sean Metcalf
When Burlington voters cast their Town Meeting Day ballots on or before March 2, they'll have the opportunity to resurrect a voting system that some residents had hoped was long dead.
Question 4 asks whether the city should change its charter to bring back ranked-choice voting, a system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, lesser-ranked choices come into play to determine a winner.
The measure would only apply to city council races and would need approval from the governor and legislature before it could go into effect in Burlington. It would first be used in the 2022 Town Meeting election.