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AZ HB2378

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2021

Primary Sponsor

Tim Dunn

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Requires Arizona's presidential preference election to use ranked choice voting when three or more candidates qualify for a political party's ballot, instead of the current single-vote method.

  • Allows electors to rank as many candidates as appear on the ballot and up to two write-in candidates in presidential preference elections.

  • Establishes tabulation procedures for ranked choice voting, including rules for eliminating candidates with fewest votes and redistributing those votes to next-ranked choices until a winner is determined.

  • Requires the Secretary of State to conduct voter education campaigns about ranked choice voting in English and all languages required by state law and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

  • Modifies ballot language and instructions to explain ranked choice voting instead of the previous "vote for not more than one" instruction.

Legislative Description

Ranked choice voting; presidential preference

Ranked Choice Voting

Last Action

House GE Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)

2/17/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules1/27/2021
Government & Elections1/26/2021

Full Bill Text

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