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Partial Ranked Choice Voting Passes House
Legislation that would establish ranked choice voting for non-partisan offices and some partisan primaries passed the House this week. HB 2004, sponsored by Speaker Dan Rayfield (D-Corvallis), would require the Oregon Labor Commissioner to be elected by ranked choice ballot in the May primary election, and the nominations for U.S. senators and representatives, governor, treasurer, and attorney general to utilize the same method.
Ranked choice voting, also called instant run-off elections, allows a voter to pick a first, second, third and subsequent preferences for a given office. If no candidate receives a simple majority in the first round, the lowest scoring candidate is struck from the list and votes are re-tallied until one candidate receives 50% plus one vote. The bill, if passed by the Senate, would then be submitted to the voters for approval before taking effect.
Contact: Scott Winkles, Lobbyist - swinkels@orcities.org
Last Updated 5/26/23