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IN SB0306
Bill
AI Summary
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Permits counties and municipalities in Indiana to adopt ranked choice voting for all local elected offices through ordinance, with an effective date of January 1, 2020
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Establishes ranked choice voting procedures where voters rank candidates (#1, #2, #3, etc.) when three or more candidates seek an office, with a #1 ranking counting as a vote for that candidate
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Creates multi-stage vote tabulation process: if no candidate receives a majority of #1 rankings, the last-place candidate is eliminated and their voters' next-choice rankings are redistributed until one candidate achieves a majority
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Requires ballot and voting system modifications including new voter instructions, ranking boxes next to candidate names, and capability for electronic and optical scan systems to tabulate candidate rankings
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Specifies that straight-party ticket votes count as #1 rankings for all party candidates except in at-large races, and allows voters to rank candidates across parties after voting a straight ticket
Legislative Description
Ranked choice voting. Permits a municipality to implement ranked choice voting for all of the municipality's elected offices. Permits a county to implement ranked choice voting for all offices elected in the county. Establishes the procedure for a voter to rank the candidates according to the voter's choice when there are three or more candidates for election to an office. Establishes the procedures to count the voter's choices as votes at various stages of tabulating ballots. Makes conforming amendments.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/7/2019