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AZ HB2364
Bill
Status
1/28/2014
Primary Sponsor
Juan Mendez
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona election law to permit ranked choice voting in city, town, and county elections when there are three or more voting options for an office or group of offices.
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Requires voting machines and electronic voting systems to implement and accommodate ranked choice voting capabilities when ranking for contests is possible.
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Establishes the mathematical threshold for election as the total votes cast divided by (1 + number of seats to be filled), plus one vote, with surplus votes and eliminated candidate votes redistributed according to voter preferences in successive counting rounds.
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Requires comprehensive tally reports for ranked choice voting elections showing vote counts for each advancing candidate in each round, exhausted ballots, and transfer values for surplus votes.
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Mandates voter education materials, sample ballots with fictitious names, and clear ballot instructions explaining how to rank candidates and that ranking additional candidates does not harm higher-ranked preferences.
Legislative Description
Ranked choice voting
Last Action
Referred to House JUD Committee
1/29/2014