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House Bill 1024

House Bill 1024. An act to provide for INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING in statewide party primaries and certain statewide judicial vacancy elections. § 163-111 Determination of primary results; second primaries. (a) Nomination Determined by Substantial Plurality 40% of votes cast per office

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House Bill 1024

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

  2. § 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries. • (a) Nomination Determined by Substantial Plurality • 40% of votes cast per office • Candidate receiving mostvotes wins Current status:

  3. For example . . .

  4. § 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries. • (b) Right to Demand Second Primary • Only if insufficient numberreceive substantial plurality • Only those with second highest number of votes Current status:

  5. For example . . .

  6. § 163-111Determination 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 . . .

  7. § 163-111Determination 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:

  8. § 163-111A. 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

  9. § 163-111A. 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

  10. For example . . . Vote for as many as you like. Rank candidates in order of preference: Vote for one: 1 2 3 4 5 6

  11. § 163-111A. 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

  12. § 163-111A. 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

  13. For example . . .

  14. § 163-111A. 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

  15. For example . . .

  16. § 163-329Elections to fill vacancy created after primary filing period to use plurality or instant runoff voting method • Justice of the Supreme Court orJudge 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

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