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Critics say ranked choice voting confuses voters, but real-world election data suggests most voters understand the system — and that ballot errors remain rare.

Paul is a political commentator, author of "Divided and Conquered: How to Fix our Divisive Political System," and volunteer for CalRCV.org promoting ranked choice voting.

Massachusetts voters could eliminate party primaries and replace them with an open primary allowing all voters to choose any candidate on a single ballot. Here's what Question 3 would actually change.