SB 1367 Summary

• Amends Arizona election law to authorize ranked choice voting in city, town, and county elections when three or more voting options exist for an office or group of offices.

• Establishes detailed procedures for ranking and tabulating ballots using a threshold formula where candidates are eliminated in rounds and votes are redistributed based on voter preferences until seats are filled or remaining candidates equal open seats.

• Requires voting machines and electronic systems to accommodate and implement ranked choice voting capabilities, and mandates testing of equipment to ensure accurate counting of ranked choice ballots.

• Specifies ballot design requirements including voter instructions to rank candidates by preference, clarifying that voters may rank as few or many candidates as allowed and that ranking additional candidates will not harm higher-ranked choices.

• Requires comprehensive tally reports showing vote counts and exhausted ballots for each round of counting, and mandates voter education campaigns by the Secretary of State before each ranked choice voting election.