[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1459 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.
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