Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States should reconsider implementing ranked choice voting systems.

Bill: 118-hres-1459
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lopez, Greg [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2024-09-17
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that states attempting to implement ranked choice voting systems should evaluate the underlying agenda that is driving the implementation of these systems. (Ranked choice voting is a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference.)</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1459 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2024 Mr. Lopez submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States should reconsider implementing ranked choice voting systems.

Whereas ranked choice voting forces voters to make a determination for every candidate instead of simply voting for their favorite, thus complicating the election process; Whereas a voter’s first choice vote may end up thrown out if their candidate receives the lowest number of first choice votes; Whereas the possibility that a vote doesn’t count creates disenfranchisement with the electoral process; Whereas ranked choice voting requires multiple rounds until a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, prolonging the time it takes to complete the election; Whereas the complicated process leads to voter confusion; Whereas the increase in voting rounds may lead to counting errors; Whereas ranked choice voting has been banned by the States of Florida, Tennessee, South Dakota, Montana, and Idaho; Whereas candidates who would have won under traditional election rules have been shown to lose under the ranked choice voting system; and Whereas implementing ranked choice voting systems on a large scale would require hefty financial investment to update voting equipment: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives believes States attempting to implement ranked choice voting systems on a wide scale should evaluate the underlying agenda that is driving the implementation of ranked choice voting systems.