CA SB1288

Authorizes counties, cities, school districts, and community college districts to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV) for electing local officials, subject to voter approval at a regularly scheduled election.

Establishes detailed procedures for conducting RCV elections, including instant runoff voting for single-winner races and single transferable vote for multi-winner races, with specific vote-counting rules across multiple rounds.

Requires jurisdictions using RCV to conduct voter education campaigns before elections, including public meetings, media outreach in multiple languages, and materials accessible to people with disabilities, continuing through the second general election using the method.

Allows primary election winners who receive majority support to be elected to office without appearing on the general election ballot, and applies this rule to districts not formed for municipal purposes, general law cities, and school districts upon voter approval.

Permits county elections officials to delay implementation of RCV if they certify lack of technological capacity, requiring the jurisdiction to use its previous election method for the next election.