Sunday, January 29, 2017

Bills in Two States to Use Instant-Runoff for All Partisan Elections


Bills have been introduced in Connecticut and Hawaii to use Instant-Runoff Voting for all Partisan Elections.

A similar Bill in Virginia has already been defeated.

The Connecticut Bill is HB 6153, by Representative Josh Elliott, a Democrat. It would establish Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal, State, and Municipal Elections. It was Referred to the Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections.

CLICK HERE to read the bill.

The Hawaii Bill is SB 824, by Senator Russell Ruderman (D-Puna).

Provides Ranked-Choice method of Voting for all Partisan Primary Elections, Special Elections, and Nonpartisan General Elections held in State on or after 1/1/2018.

Introduced on January 20th 2017, Action: 2017-01-23 - Referred to JDL, WAM. Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee.

Sponsors: Sen. Les Ihara [D], Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D], Sen. Stanley Chang [D], Sen. William Espero [D], Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D], and Sen. Donna Kim [D].

CLICK HERE for more information about the Bill.

The Virginia bill had been HB 2315, by Delegate Nicholas Freitas (R-Culpeper). It was tabled by the House Committee on January 26st 2017.











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