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At the polls in Michigan, Massachusetts, and Vermont, voters showed strong support for IRV.
Proposal B on Ferndale, Michigan's ballot won by a lopsided 69%-31% margin.
The proposal amends Ferndale's city charter to provide for election of the mayor
and City Council through the use of IRV pending the availability and purchase of
compatible software and approval of the equipment.
Voters in 16 western Massachusetts towns approved a non-binding motion in
support of IRV, by a margin of 11,956 to 5,568.
In Vermont, voters in Burlington overwhelmingly passed an advisory referendum
on whether the city charter should be amended to use IRV for the election of the
mayor.
[Press Release on Ferndale IRV win]