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GA SB527
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/15/2022
Primary Sponsor
Randy Robertson
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AI Summary
- Municipalities and consolidated governments in Georgia may adopt instant runoff voting (ranked-choice voting) for governing authority elections by passing an ordinance at least 180 days before the election in which it will be used
- Voters rank candidates by preference; votes are counted in rounds, with the last-place candidate eliminated each round and their votes redistributed to voters' next-ranked choices, until a winner emerges with the most votes among two or fewer remaining candidates
- Instant runoff voting applies only to contests with more than two candidates, and municipalities may modify the process by ordinance at least 90 days before an election to limit rankings to no fewer than five or to allow batch elimination of multiple candidates simultaneously
- Ties between last-place candidates are resolved by lot; ties for the most votes in the final round trigger a special election among the remaining candidates
- The Secretary of State or State Election Board may adopt rules for ballot design, voting procedures, and recounts, with an effective date of January 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Primaries and Elections; the option for municipalities and consolidated governments to adopt and use instant runoff voting for their elections; provide
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/17/2022
Committee Referrals
Ethics2/17/2022
Full Bill Text
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