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.
This an update from a prior post.
California SB-1288: Enables local governments to use RCV and other fair representation methods in their elections.
Hawaii HB2019: Requires use of RCV in all partisan Primary elections, Special elections, and nonpartisan General elections. Passed the House Judiciary Committee unanimously.
Massachusetts H.576/H.610: Requires the use of RCV for all state offices in Primary elections.
Minnesota S.F. 1855: Enables local governments to use RCV and establishes procedures for administering elections.
New York S4586A/AB A5571: Requires the use of RCV in Primary elections for Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller in the City of New York.
Vermont H.115: Requires the use of RCV for military or overseas voters in Presidential Primaries.
Washington HB 1745: Allows localities to resolve voting rights challenges with multi-winner RCV (PDF).
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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