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Ed Shoemaker retweeted
Move the primaries to spring.
Open primaries.
Ranked choice voting.
May 29
Despite its claims to be the bastion of a well-engaged democracy, Massachusetts has for years hosted the least competitive state elections in the nation, a trend that will continue with nearly 60 percent of House and Senate races uncontested this fall.
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1️⃣ Maskin says RCV leads to more candidates, including progressives and independents — without strengthening extremists.
2️⃣ He argues RCV increases turnout, especially when voters can rank as many or as few candidates as they want.
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Ed Shoemaker retweeted
10 Sep 2025
Congrats to Michelle Wu for beating Josh Kraft 72 to 23 and winning every ward and neighborhood!
Glad to see her absolutely crush him in every South End precinct despite his gross attempt to capitalize on Mass & Cass, for which he offered nothing.
#bospoli
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What do elected officials, business leaders, and artists across the political spectrum have in common?
They know it’s time to improve our elections with #RankedChoiceVoting.
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Ed Shoemaker retweeted
9 Jun 2025
First they unlawfully detain our neighbors. Then they send ICE to deport & rip apart families. Now they're using the National Guard to crack down on peaceful protesters.
This is authoritarianism.
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5 Jun 2025
That’s why the Local Option Bill (S.531) matters.
It would give every city and town in Massachusetts the power to adopt RCV for local elections—without jumping through legislative hoops. #mapoli
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Let’s make sure what happened in Concord becomes possible everywhere.
Support S.531. Push for local democracy. And help bring Ranked Choice Voting to more Massachusetts cities.
#RCV #LocalDemocracy
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5 Jun 2025
📢 You can now also follow our legislative work on MAPLE, a free public platform for tracking bills and posting testimony.
Follow us here 👉 [mapletestimony.org/profile?i…]
#mapoli #Massachusetts
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5 Jun 2025
But here’s the problem:
Even when communities like Concord say yes to RCV, outdated state rules require a slow, costly Home Rule Petition process just to implement it. 🧵
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And that’s not all—
We’re now working in 31 communities across MA to support or submit Ranked Choice Voting petitions. The movement is growing—and accelerating. 💪
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5 Jun 2025
The bill is currently being reviewed by the Joint Committee on Election Laws.
We need your help to get it passed. 📣
📬 Take 60 seconds to email the committee now:
👉 actionbutton.nationbuilder.c…
#RCV #Democracy
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20 May 2025
Check out my latest article: The Future of Ranked Choice Voting: Power, Representation, and the Movement We’re Building linkedin.com/pulse/future-ra… via @LinkedIn
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Ed Shoemaker retweeted
16 May 2025
Candidates for municipal office must file nomination papers with signatures by Tuesday, May 20 at 5 p.m. at the Election Department office in Room 241 of City Hall. For more info, visit boston.gov/elections
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18 Mar 2025
Check out my latest article: Why Are Housing Leaders United Behind Ranked Choice Voting? A Deeper Look linkedin.com/pulse/why-housi… via @LinkedIn
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Ed Shoemaker retweeted
16 Mar 2025
Former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn with @RankedChoiceBos’s @EdwynShoemaker at the #StPatricksDay Parade!
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