Haverhill Debate Planned On Ballot Question About Candidate Lists

Voters will face nine ballot questions this fall, including one that would, if approved, change how party-affiliated candidates appear on ballots. Under the current system, parties put affiliates on separate ballots; the proposed measure would place candidates on a single, combined list from which all voters would choose.

A local debate on the question is planned in Haverhill on Tuesday night to weigh the merits of maintaining major parties versus advancing top-two election vote-getters. WHAV reported that Danielle Allen of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy is a supporter of the question.