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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1459 Introduced in House (IH)]
118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1459
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States should reconsider implementing ranked choice voting systems.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 17, 2024
Mr. Lopez submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
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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 Resolved, 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.