13 States Consider Ranked Choice Voting in 2016

FairVote produced this chart.

With a new year comes a new legislative session in state houses around the U.S. 2016 has seen state legislators nationwide use this opportunity to empower voters by introducing bills that create new uses of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) at the state and local levels.

Just one month into this year’s session, at least 27 Pro-RCV bills have been introduced in 13 states and the District of Columbia.

Arizona: HB 2283

District of Columbia: B21-0002 A Washington bill that has passed one chamber would allow localities to resolve voting rights challenges with a multi-winner version of RCV.

Georgia: SB 102 Call to join the five jurisdictions already providing ranked ballots to overseas and military voters.

Hawaii: SB 623 Would have RCV used in elections for state-level offices.

Indiana: SB 277

Maine: (See The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting)

Maryland: MC 15-16, SB 762 Lawmakers are discussing legislation that would enable local governments to use RCV. Another Maryland bill would establish an interstate compact to use fair representation voting methods such as ranked choice voting for congressional elections.

Massachusetts: HB 575 Call to join the five jurisdictions already providing ranked ballots to overseas and military voters.

Minnesota: HB 1280 lawmakers are discussing legislation that would enable local governments to use RCV.

New Jersey: A1762 Lawmakers are discussing legislation that would enable local governments to use RCV.

New York: SB 2738, SB 2741 Lawmakers are discussing legislation that would enable local governments to use RCV. New York again will debate legislation to establish RCV for New York City’s citywide Primary elections that passed the State Senate last year with a large bipartisan majority.

Rhode Island: HB 7311, a three page (PDF) Would have RCV used in elections for state-level offices.

Bill in Vermont calls for the state to join the five jurisdictions already providing ranked ballots to overseas and military voters.

FairVote anticipates even more bills that advance RCV will be introduced later this year in other states and in Congress.











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