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AR HB1706
Bill
Status
4/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Austin Mccollum
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AI Summary
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Prohibits ranked choice voting for all local, state, and federal elections in Arkansas, defining it as a method allowing voters to rank candidates with ballots tabulated in multiple rounds until one candidate achieves a majority
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Voids any existing or future county, municipality, or local government ordinances that conflict with this prohibition
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Exempts military members and overseas citizens voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. § 20301) from this restriction
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Adds new section 7-1-116 to Arkansas Code Title 7, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1
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Approved April 17, 2025 as Act 829 of the Regular Session
Legislative Description
To Amend The Law Concerning Elections; And To Prohibit Ranked Choice Voting.
Last Action
Notification that HB1706 is now Act 829
4/17/2025