HB 1 Summary

• Eliminates ranked-choice voting for general elections and replaces it with plurality voting where the candidate receiving the most votes wins.

• Removes the requirement to hold primary elections, allowing only candidates nominated by petition or party nomination to appear on general election ballots.

• Changes election supervisor appointments from being based on registered voter numbers to being based on the governor's party and the second-place finisher in the preceding gubernatorial election.

• Restricts primary election participation by allowing political parties to limit voting access based on party bylaws rather than allowing open participation by nonpartisan and undeclared voters.

• Repeals multiple provisions related to ranked-choice voting procedures and ballot tabulation processes that were previously enacted.