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

§ Determination of primary results; second primaries. (a) Nomination Determined by Substantial Plurality 40% of votes cast per office Candidate receiving most votes wins Current status:

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§ Determination of primary results; second primaries. (b) Right to Demand Second Primary Only if insufficient number receive substantial plurality Only those with second highest number of votes Current status:

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§ Determination 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

§ Determination 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:

§ A. 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

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

§ A. 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

§ A. 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

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§ A. 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

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§ Elections to fill vacancy created after primary filing period to use plurality or instant runoff voting method Justice of the Supreme Court or Judge 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