H.B. 2121 - Ranked Choice Voting

• Requires ranked choice voting for any federal election not held on regularly scheduled primary or general election dates and for special elections for vacant county council seats.

• Establishes a tabulation procedure where votes are counted in sequential rounds, with each ballot counting as one vote for its highest-ranked continuing candidate, and the last-place candidate defeated each round until only two or fewer candidates remain.

• Allows the Office of Elections to limit allowable rankings to no fewer than six and to eliminate two or more mathematically impossible candidates simultaneously in any tabulation round.

• Defines key terms including "inactive ballot" (ballots with no continuing candidate, overvotes, or two sequential skipped rankings), "batch elimination," and "mathematically impossible to be elected" for candidates.

• Resolves ties between candidates for most votes or last-place position by lot, with the chosen candidate being defeated.

• Takes effect upon approval.