House Bill 1024 An act to provide for INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING in statewide party primaries and certain statewide judicial vacancy elections.

House Bill 1024An act to provide for

INSTANT RUNOFF VOTINGin statewide party primaries

and certain statewidejudicial vacancy elections.

§ 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries.

• (a) Nomination Determined by Substantial Plurality

• 40% of votes cast per office

• Candidate receiving mostvotes wins

Current status:

For example . . .

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1000

Anne280

Buddy80

Cindy60

Dexter310

Enid250

Fred20

Multiple Offices

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1000

Amos90

Betty450

Carl420

Dora40

Single Office

§ 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries.

• (b) Right to Demand Second Primary

• Only if insufficient numberreceive substantial plurality

• Only those with second highest number of votes

Current status:

For example . . .

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1000

Anne180

Buddy150

Cindy120

Dexter310

Enid170

Fred70

Multiple Offices

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1000

Amos150

Betty390

Carl350

Dora110

Single Office

§ 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries.

• (c) Procedure for Requesting Second Primary• File request with SBoE Executive Director no

later than 12:00 noon on ninth day following date on which primary was conducted

• Subject to certification of official results• If vote certification determines that a candidate

not originally thought eligible to call for second primary is in fact eligible, candidate is notified and has 48 hours to exercise options- only for certain offices . . .

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

All State executive officers

District Attorneys of the General Court of Justice

United States Senators

Members of the United States House of Representatives

State Senators in multi-county senatorial districts

Members of the State House of Representatives in multi-county representative districts

State Senators in single-county senatorial districts

Members of the State House of Representatives in single-county representative districts

All county officers

§ 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries.

• (c1) Primaries for Statewide Offices

• If no candidate receives a substantial plurality, winner shall be determined by instant runoff voting

• No need for second-place candidate to call for it

Amended:

§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.

• (a) Accomplishes the same effect as all voters participating in a second primary or runoff

• Voters rank candidates in order of preference

• In first round, only first-choice votes counted

• If no candidate receives a substantial plurality, the two candidates with the greatest number of first-choice votes advance to the second round

• Each ballot counts as a vote for whichever of the two final candidates is ranked higher

§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.

• (b) Voting.• Ballots shall be made simple and easy to

understand• Instructions shall inform the voter: (1) In addition to marking their first-choice

candidate, the voter may rank alternate choice candidates

(2) That marking a second or other choice candidate can never defeat the voter’s first choice

For example . . .

Anne

Buddy

Cindy

Dexter

Enid

Fred

Vote for one:

Anne

Buddy

Cindy

Dexter

Enid

Fred

1 2 3 4 5 6

Vote for as many as you like.Rank candidates in order of preference:

§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.

• (c) Counting.

• Ballots shall be counted initially according to the first choice marked on each ballot

• If one candidate receives substantial plurality, BoE shall certify that candidate as the winner

• If no candidate received substantial plurality, all candidates shall be eliminated except the two candidates with the greatest number of first choices

§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.

• BoE conducts second, final round of counting

• In the second round, each ballot is counted as one vote for the highest ranked candidate on that ballot who has not been eliminated

• The candidate with the greater number of votes in the second round shall be certified as the winner

For example . . .

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Cindy ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Cindy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

Cindy ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

Dexter ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Cindy ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Cindy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

Cindy ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

Dexter ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.

• (d) General Provisions.

• After the initial round, if a ballot does not indicate one of the uneliminated candidates as an alternative choice, the ballot is exhausted

• Assigning more than one ranking to the same candidate shall not invalidate the vote

• If more than two candidates qualify for the second round, instant runoff voting shall determine which two candidates advance

For example . . .

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Cindy ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Cindy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

Cindy ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●

Dexter ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ● ● ● ● ● ●

Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 6

Anne ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Buddy ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○

Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○

Dexter ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Enid ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○

Fred ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○

§ 163-329Elections to fill vacancy created after primary filing

period to use plurality or instant runoff voting method

• Justice of the Supreme Court orJudge of the Court of Appeals

• If a vacancy is created:

– after filing period for primary opens

– more than 60 days before general election

– office shall be filled in general election

• Vacancy shall be filled by instant runoff voting

• Candidate wins in the first round of voting only if that candidate has a majority of all votes cast