NJ S215

Authorizes municipalities governed by the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law" to adopt instant run-off voting (ranked choice voting) by ordinance or resolution for single-seat local elective offices

Voters rank candidates in order of preference; if no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the last-place candidate is eliminated and their votes transfer to voters' next choices

Elimination rounds continue until one candidate achieves a majority or a tie remains among all continuing candidates

Ballots become "exhausted" and stop counting if they have no remaining valid preferences or assign the same ranking to multiple candidates

Implementation requires the Secretary of State to promulgate regulations and certify that voting equipment and ballots have been updated to accommodate the process