VA HB630

Expands ranked choice voting (RCV) eligibility from county boards of supervisors and city councils to all local governing bodies, including town councils

Requires the State Board of Elections to assess technical feasibility within 10 days when a locality decides to adopt RCV, and to promulgate regulations for RCV administration (changed from permissive "may" to mandatory "shall")

Establishes State Board standards for vote tabulating software used with existing voting systems in RCV elections, with an approval process for software manufacturers

Allows counties to require towns to reimburse costs associated with conducting RCV elections that would not otherwise have been incurred

Directs the Department of Elections to review the testing and approval framework for voting equipment, including emerging technologies like RCV tabulation software, with a report due by the first day of the 2027 General Assembly session