{"id":1983099,"date":"2023-07-26T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-republican-introduces-bill-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting-in-statewide-elections\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:52:28","slug":"ohio-republican-introduces-bill-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting-in-statewide-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-republican-introduces-bill-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting-in-statewide-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Republican proposes bill to prohibit ranked-choice voting in statewide elections."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fohio-republican-introduces-bill-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting-in-statewide-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1983099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <!-- Image --><br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Following the lead \u2062of other Republican-led states, an Ohio legislator introduced\u200b legislation on Thursday\u200c that would prohibit the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-yang-has-commanding-lead-in-nyc-mayoral-race-poll-shows\/\" title=\"Andrew Yang Has Commanding Lead In NYC Mayoral Race, Poll Shows\">ranked-choice voting<\/a> \u200bfor state and federal elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under RCV,\u2063 often dubbed &#8220;rigged-choice voting&#8221; \u2063by\u2062 its critics, voters rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of first-choice votes in the first \u2062round of \u2064voting, the \u2063last-place finisher is eliminated, and his votes are reallocated to the voter&#8217;s \u200bsecond-choice candidate. This process continues until one candidate receives a majority\u200d of votes.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced by GOP Sen. Theresa Gavarone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiosenate.gov\/legislation\/135\/sb137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 137<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/search-prod.lis.state.oh.us\/solarapi\/v1\/general_assembly_135\/bills\/sb137\/IN\/00\/sb137_00_IN?format=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stipulates<\/a> that &#8220;no election shall be \u2064conducted in this state using ranked choice\u2064 voting or instant runoff \u200cvoting.&#8221; While the measure allows localities to \u200cadopt RCV \u2064for their respective municipal elections, it includes an additional provision making said localities &#8220;ineligible\u2063 to receive any\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-republican-introduces-bill-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting-in-statewide-elections\/\" title=\"Ohio Republican proposes bill to prohibit ranked-choice voting in statewide elections.\">local government fund distributions<\/a> from the \u200cstate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ranked choice voting, in its \u2062most basic form, distorts election outcomes. If\u2062 implemented in Ohio, it\u200b would undo more than two centuries of\u200d voters having the ability to cast their vote with one vote and one \u2064voice, and alter our elections\u2064 to look similar to the\u200d way\u2064 it&#8217;s done in New York City \u2062and San \u200dFrancisco,&#8221; Gavarone <a href=\"https:\/\/theohiostar.com\/news\/ohio-lawmaker-introduces-legislation-to-prohibit-use-of-ranked-choice-voting\/hpoling\/2023\/07\/24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Gavarone was notably one of the main players \u200cbehind\u2064 the introduction of \u2063the DATA Act,\u2063 which was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/12\/ohio-launches-election-integrity-office-to-ensure-transparency-in-future-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently signed into law<\/a> as part of the state&#8217;s biennial budget. That \u200dmeasure is\u2064 aimed at \u2064bringing transparency to Ohio&#8217;s \u200bvoter data and elections.<\/p>\n<p>Various U.S.\u200b municipalities that have \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-mitch-mcconnell-would-rather-lose-the-senate-than-his-leadership-status\/\" title=\"Yes, Mitch McConnell Would Rather Lose The Senate Than His Leadership Status\">adopted ranked-choice voting<\/a> have experienced confusing and \u200deven <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/03\/17\/minnesota-could-be-third-state-to-adopt-ranked-choice-voting-following-alaska-and-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inaccurate election outcomes<\/a>. In \u200dan Oakland school board \u2064race, for instance, &#8220;election officials announced \u2014 two months after the fact \u2014 that <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/11\/ranked-choice-voting-keeps-rigging-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they got \u200cthe count \u2064wrong<\/a>,&#8221; resulting in the &#8220;rightful winner&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/trial-set-for-next-month-to-determine-winner-of-ousd-school-board-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suing<\/a> \u2063 for\u200c his \u200cseat.&#8221;\u200b After using RCV for a June\u200d 20 \u2063primary election, officials in Arlington,\u200c Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiamercury.com\/2023\/07\/18\/after-being-first-in-virginia-to-use-it-arlington-hits-brakes-on-ranked-choice-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently<\/a> opted not to use the practice for\u200c the city&#8217;s upcoming fall \u200celections, &#8220;pointing to confusion about the \u200bprocess&#8221;\u2063 among voters and &#8220;concerns about whether outreach efforts were translating to diverse support for the new system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alaska \u2014 \u200cone of only two \u200dstates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-palin-makes-it-to-the-next-stage-of-alaska-race\/\" title=\"Sarah Palin Makes It To The Next Stage Of Alaska Race\">implement ranked-choice voting<\/a> so far \u2014 has also had its fair share of problems, such\u2062 as\u2062 election outcomes that contradict the will\u2064 of voters. Last \u200byear, \u2064Democrat\u200c Mary Peltola <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/11\/ranked-choice-voting-keeps-rigging-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won<\/a> \u200dthe state&#8217;s at-large congressional seat even though &#8220;nearly 60 \u2064percent of voters [cast] their ballots for a \u2062Republican.&#8221; RCV also played a \u2062major role in helping Alaska \u200bGOP \u2062Sen. Lisa Murkowski win reelection during the \u200c2022\u200d midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Among \u200dthe states to have banned the use of\u2062 ranked-choice voting in elections are <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2022\/04\/28\/florida-tennessee-ban-ranked-choice-voting-despite-citizen-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida, Tennessee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/03\/23\/south-dakota-bans-ranked-choice-voting-in-elections-and-idaho-could-be-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Dakota<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/04\/03\/idaho-takes-an-axe-to-ranked-choice-voting-in-elections-and-north-dakota-and-arizona-could-follow-suit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Idaho<\/a>, \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/03\/from-sketchy-balloting-to-shady-funding-new-montana-laws-say-no-to-rigged-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montana<\/a>. Other states, \u200csuch as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/06\/oregon-democrats-are-one-step-closer-to-rigging-elections-with-ranked-choice-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oregon<\/a>, are looking\u2063 to adopt the use of RCV for their elections.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is a staff \u2063writer for \u200bThe Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. \u200dHe previously served as a state content writer for Convention \u200bof\u2063 States Action and his work has\u2062 been featured in \u200bnumerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics,\u2062 RealClearHealth, and Conservative\u200c Review. \u200dFollow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following other Republican-led states, an Ohio legislator proposed a bill to ban ranked-choice voting for state and federal elections. Critics call it &#8220;rigged-choice voting.&#8221; With RCV, voters rank candidates by preference. If no one gets over 50% of first-choice votes, the system redistributes votes until a winner emerges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":1983100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1983099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1983100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}