Bill > HB2683

This bill aims to prohibit ranked choice voting (RCV) in West Virginia by defining the term and establishing strict restrictions on its use in elections. Specifically, the bill defines ranked choice voting as an electoral method where voters can rank candidates in order of preference, and votes are tabulated in rounds by eliminating the candidate with the least support and redistributing their first-place votes to voters' second-choice candidates. Under the proposed legislation, RCV would be banned for all local, state, and federal office elections in West Virginia, with any election using this voting method being declared invalid and any resulting elected official being prevented from being sworn into office. The bill does include an important exemption, noting that these prohibitions do not apply to internal political party processes such as conventions, officer elections, or other private decision-making procedures. By implementing this ban, the bill seeks to maintain traditional voting methods in West Virginia and prevent the adoption of what some view as a more complex electoral system.

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