HF 89 Summary

• Establishes ranked-choice voting as the mandatory method for all federal and state office elections in Minnesota, including primaries and general elections.

• Authorizes cities, counties, townships, and school districts to voluntarily adopt ranked-choice voting for local elections through ordinance, resolution, or ballot question, with adoption required at least 30 days before candidacy filing.

• Creates detailed tabulation procedures including threshold calculations, surplus vote transfers, batch eliminations, and tie-resolution by lot, with ballots allowing voters to rank at least three candidates.

• Allows municipalities to use electronic voting systems with automatic reallocation features for ranked-choice voting, subject to secretary of state certification and municipal ordinance requirements.

• Permits the secretary of state to adopt rules implementing ranked-choice voting procedures and requires statewide voter outreach and education prior to each primary and general election.