2021 State Legislation Advancing Ranked Choice Voting
The following list and map summarize bills that would expand the use of ranked choice voting in the United States, organized by state.
Note: Legislation presented below may include provisions FairVote may oppose or have no position on, but is provided for information purposes.
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Arizona:
- HB2693: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- HB2378: Established ranked choice voting for presidential primary elections. [Bill no longer active]
- SB1698: Ensures electronic voting systems are compatible with RCV.
Colorado:
- HB1071: Facilitates ranked choice voting for local elections.
Connecticut:
- HB05884: Creates a task force to study ranked choice voting.
Georgia:
- HB59: Establishes ranked choice voting for military and overseas voters in two-round runoff elections.
- HB284: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- HB285: Establishes ranked choice voting for presidential general elections.
- HB531: Omnibus bill including RCV for military and overseas voters in two-round runoff elections. [FairVote supports the extension of RCV ballots to overseas voters, but does not support other provisions of this legislation in its current form.]
Hawaii:
- SB215: Establishes ranked choice voting for general elections, special elections, and partisan primaries.
- SB169: Establishes ranked choice voting for special federal elections and special elections of vacant county council seats.
- SB560: Establishes ranked choice voting for special federal elections and special elections of vacant county council seats. [Bill passed committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs]
Illinois:
- HB2416: Establishes RCV for state legislative and executive offices.
Indiana:
- HB1216: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
Kentucky:
- SB124: Established ranked choice voting for state offices.
Maine:
- LD202: Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow RCV for more offices.
Maryland:
- HB767: Authorizes use of ranked choice voting for county elections in Montgomery County.
Massachusetts:
- SD241: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- HD652: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
Minnesota:
- HF89: Establishes ranked choice voting for federal and state offices; Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- HF1375: Establishes ranked choice voting for federal and state offices; Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections
- SF218: Establishes ranked choice voting for federal and state offices; Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- SF708: Prohibits local implementation of RCV. [FairVote opposes this bill.]
Mississippi:
- HB1241: Establishes ranked choice voting for select federal and state offices. [Bill no longer active]
Missouri:
- HB1137: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections in St. Louis County. [Bill includes multi-winner uses of RCV on which FairVote is neutral.]
Montana:
- HB452: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
Nebraska:
- LB125: Establishes ranked choice voting for select federal and state offices.
New Jersey:
- S3250: Creates a task force to evaluate several election reforms, including an assessment of the feasibility of ranked choice voting.
- A5166: Creates a task force to evaluate several election reforms, including an assessment of the feasibility of ranked choice voting.
- S1820: Establishes ranked choice voting for select federal and state offices, including presidential primary and general elections.
- A1200: Establishes ranked choice voting for select federal and state offices, including presidential primary and general elections.
- A4744: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- S2992: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
New Mexico:
- SJR22: Proposes state constitutional amendment to establish RCV for all nonpartisan elections and all local elections and to enable RCV for all partisan elections.
New York:
- S00491: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- A05085: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- A04495: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
- S00824: Creates a pilot program for ranked choice voting to be used in up to ten local governments, selected by the state board of elections.
- A01009: Establishes ranked choice voting or presidential primary and general elections.
- S00824: Creates a pilot program for ranked choice voting to be used in up to ten local governments, selected by the state board of elections.
- A00541: Establishes ranked choice voting for New York City municipal elections.
- S02625: Establishes ranked choice voting for New York City municipal elections.
- A02051: Establishes ranked choice voting for New York City municipal elections.
- S04296: Establishes ranked choice voting for New York City municipal elections.
Oregon:
- SB343: Authorizes ranked choice voting for county elections and provides for purchase of RCV-compatible equipment.
- HB2686: Requires that any voting machine approved by the Secretary of State be compatible with ranked choice voting elections.
- HB2678: Establishes ranked choice voting for non-partisan state, county, and city offices.
- HB2685: Establishes RCV for military and overseas voters.
Pennsylvania:
- SB59: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
South Dakota:
- SB91: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
Texas:
- HB117: Establishes RCV for primary elections in place of two-round runoffs.
- HB740: Establishes ranked choice voting for military and overseas voters in two-round runoff elections.
- SB537: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
Utah:
- HB127: Establishes ranked choice voting for primary elections for state and county offices.
- S2110: Establishes procedures relating to the state's municipal RCV Pilot Project. [Bill passed Utah House of Representatives]
Vermont:
- S0050: Establishes ranked choice voting for primary and general elections for select federal and state offices. [Bill no longer active]
- H0236: Establishes ranked choice voting for primary and general elections for select federal and state offices.
Virginia:
- HB360: Establishes non-partisan primary elections and top-four ranked choice voting for general elections.
Washington:
- HB1156: Authorizes ranked choice voting for local elections.
West Virginia:
- SB229: Establishes ranked choice voting for election of justices to the WV Supreme Court of Appeals.
Wisconsin:
- LRB0951: Establishes ranked choice voting for federal, state, and local elections.
- LRB1277: Establishes non-partisan primary elections and top-five ranked choice voting for general elections for U.S. Senate and Congressional elections.
A list of legislation from the previous state legislative sessions can be found here: 2020 State Legislation Advancing Ranked Choice Voting
