D.C. voters would have to use non-ranked ballots instead of ranking candidates by preference. The ban would also cover ballot questions like initiatives and referendums.
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District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Latest action on H.R. 2562: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects D.C. voters, D.C. election officials, local candidates, and campaigns. It would stop D.C. from adopting ranked choice voting for candidate races or public ballot questions, even if local officials or voters wanted to use it.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would decide how D.C. voters can mark their ballots and how D.C. elections can pick winners. It would keep D.C. from choosing ranked choice voting on its own. Because Congress would put the ban into federal law, D.C. could not change course unless Congress later changed the law. The bill does not say what would happen to voter turnout, election outcomes, or campaign behavior.
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