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VA HB360

VA HB360
Elections; voter-nominated open primary elections, ranked choice voting for certain elections.


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Introduced
01/02/2020
In Committee
01/02/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Elections; voter-nominated open primary elections; ranked choice voting for certain elections. Establishes a voter-nominated primary election for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General and for the General Assembly and the United States Senate and House of Representatives. A voter-nominated primary election is an election held for the purpose of selecting candidates to be on the ballot at a general election. All candidates, regardless of political party affiliation, are on a single ballot. The four candidates receiving the highest numbers of votes are the candidates for that office at the general election. The bill provides that a general or special election for such offices is conducted by ranked choice voting. Ranked choice voting is the method of casting and tabulating votes in which (i) voters rank candidates in order of preference, (ii) tabulation proceeds in sequential rounds in which last-place candidates are defeated, and (iii) the candidate with the most votes in the final round is elected.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a voter-nominated primary election for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the General Assembly, and the United States Senate and House of Representatives. In a voter-nominated primary election, all candidates for a particular office, regardless of political party affiliation, are on a single ballot, and the four candidates receiving the highest numbers of votes become the candidates for that office at the general election. The bill also provides that a general or special election for such offices is conducted by ranked choice voting, where voters rank candidates in order of preference and the candidate with the most votes in the final round is elected.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote (on 01/31/2020)

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