RCV Legislation
Federal RCV Legislation
The Ranked Choice Voting Act (H.R. 4464) would implement RCV for all U.S. House and Senate elections.
The Fair Representation Act (H.R. 4000) would implement multi-winner RCV for U.S. House elections.
RCV Legislation in States
See our state legislation tracker for the status of active state-level RCV legislation.
Model Legislation
FairVote has worked with experienced attorneys and legislative drafters to ensure that its model legislation meets best practices.
Model state statute or city ordinance (single and multi-seat RCV)
Model Constitutional amendment or city charter amendment
Model resolution for a political party or other organization
Legislation Used in Jurisdictions
Maine: text of citizen initiative for ranked choice voting
Berkeley (CA) charter provision
Oakland (CA) charter provision
San Francisco (CA) charter provision
San Leandro (CA) city ordinance
Memphis (TN) charter provision
Ferndale (MI) charter provision
Minneapolis (MN) charter provision
Minneapolis (MN) city ordinance
Las Cruces (NM) city ordinance
Santa Fe (NM) city charter (Sec. 4.06)
Portland (ME) charter provision
