City Council agrees to try to change way Bostonians pick elected leaders

City Council agrees to try to change way Bostonians pick elected leaders

The Boston City Council voted 8-4 today for a measure that would let voters rank candidates in order of preference, which could change the way councilors and the mayor are elected. The proposed "ranked choice voting" request now goes to the mayor and, if she signs it, to the state legislature, which would have to approve a referendum for Boston voters on whether to shift to the system Cambridge has used for decades to elect its councilors. City …