Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States should reconsider implementing ranked choice voting systems.

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,