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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
HOUSE BILL 3156 By: Roberts
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to elections; prohibiting the use of
ranked choice voting; defining terms ; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-112 of Title 26, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. No election conducted by the State Election Board, a county
election board, or any entity authorized to conduct elections in
Oklahoma shall use ranked choice voting, ranked voting, proportional
ranked voting, preferential voting, or instant runoff voting.
B. As used in this secti on, "ranked choice voting, ranked
voting, proportional ranked voting , and preferential voting " shall
mean any voting system whereby a voter ranks candidates in a
sequence from first, second, third, and onward on a ballot to
determine a winning candidate.
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C. As used in this section, "instant runoff voting " shall mean
any voting system whereby a voter ranks candidates in a sequence
from first, second, third, and onward to determine which candidates
advance to a general election.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-8433 LRB 08/30/23