RI H7788

Establishes ranked choice voting for Rhode Island presidential preference primaries, allowing voters to rank up to five presidential candidates in order of preference, including an "uncommitted" option

Requires political parties to notify the Secretary of State by the first Tuesday in January whether they prefer winner-take-all or proportional delegate allocation, along with applicable vote thresholds for receiving delegates

Creates detailed tabulation procedures where candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated in successive rounds, with their votes redistributed to voters' next-ranked active candidates until a winner emerges or all remaining candidates meet the delegate threshold

Mandates comprehensive results reporting including round-by-round vote counts released by 11:59 PM on election night, ballot-level ranking data in machine-readable format, and final results identifiable by precinct

Preserves compatibility with fusion voting systems and includes a severability clause; takes effect upon passage