This bill, named the "One Vote One Choice Act," seeks to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Its primary purpose is to prohibit states from utilizing ranked-choice voting systems when conducting elections for Federal office. Specifically, it states that a State may not carry out a Federal election using a system where voters rank candidates by preference. The legislation achieves this by redesignating existing sections and inserting a new section 305 into the Help America Vote Act. This new section explicitly bans the use of ranked-choice voting for Federal elections. These amendments, including conforming and clerical changes, will take effect for all elections held on or after the date of the bill's enactment.
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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One Vote One Choice Act
USA119th CongressHR-2561| House
| Updated: 4/1/2025
This bill, named the "One Vote One Choice Act," seeks to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Its primary purpose is to prohibit states from utilizing ranked-choice voting systems when conducting elections for Federal office. Specifically, it states that a State may not carry out a Federal election using a system where voters rank candidates by preference. The legislation achieves this by redesignating existing sections and inserting a new section 305 into the Help America Vote Act. This new section explicitly bans the use of ranked-choice voting for Federal elections. These amendments, including conforming and clerical changes, will take effect for all elections held on or after the date of the bill's enactment.