Bill > H609

This bill proposes to change election laws to implement a ranked voting system for presidential primary ballots submitted by military personnel and overseas citizens who are voting absentee. Specifically, it mandates that the state secretary design these ballots to allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference, without requiring them to rank more than one candidate or limiting the number of rankings they can provide. The bill clarifies that a vote on such a ranked ballot will be counted for the voter's highest-ranked candidate who is still in the election, and that instructions on how to rank candidates and how the ballots will be counted will be provided to voters. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, referenced in the bill, is a federal law that provides voting assistance to these specific groups of citizens.