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title: "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States should reconsider implementing ranked choice voting systems."
identifier: "118-HRES-1459"
congress: 118
bill_number: 1459
bill_type: "HRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/hres/1459"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1459"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T07:59:45.580Z"
---
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; andWhereas implementing ranked choice voting systems on a large scale would require hefty financial investment to update voting equipment: Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives believes States attempting to implement ranked choice voting systems on a wide scale should evaluate the underlying agenda that is driving the implementation of ranked choice voting systems.