TX HB1406

Eliminates runoff primary elections in Texas and replaces them with a preferential (ranked-choice) voting system for primary elections, where voters rank candidates by preference

Under the new system, if no candidate receives a majority in the general primary, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and those votes are redistributed to voters' next-preferred candidates, continuing until one candidate achieves a majority

Requires the Secretary of State to prescribe procedures for implementing the preferential voting system, which must allow voters to rank each candidate numerically from most to least favored

Updates numerous Election Code provisions to remove references to "runoff primary elections," including changes to voting history records, early voting periods, election equipment requirements, and state funding calculations for primary elections

Applies to elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025, and repeals multiple sections of the Election Code related to runoff primary election procedures