BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 5536: Ranked choice voting

Using ranked choice voting in primary elections.

Summary

Partisan primaries must be conducted using the ranked choice voting format. After one candidate has received a majority of the votes during a counting stage, the two candidates with the largest number of votes will be certified as qualified to appear on the general election ballot.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5536), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the use of ranked choice voting in primary elections;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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