Law
Ranked choice voting prohibition
VOTING – Adds to existing law to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in Idaho.

RS30353 / H0179

Prohibition of Ranked-Choice Voting and Instant Runoff Voting in Idaho. Our purpose is to preserve a fair and transparent electoral process in Idaho. We support the prohibition of ranked-choice voting and instant runoff voting in any local, statewide, or federal election held in the state to ensure every vote is counted accurately and the candidate with the most votes is elected. This approach will simplify the voting process and maintain consistency in the electoral process.

There is no impact to the State's General Fund or local governments.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/21 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
02/22 Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
03/02 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/03 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/07 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 56-12-2
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Burns, Cheatum, Chew, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Manwaring, Mathias, Necochea, Nelsen, Roberts, Rubel
Absent – Green, Nash
Floor Sponsor - Hawkins
Title apvd - to Senate
03/08 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
03/15 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
03/16 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
03/21 Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Winder, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Just, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Zuiderveld
Title apvd - to House
03/22 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
Signed by President; returned to House
03/23 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
Delivered to Governor at 11 a.m. on March 23, 2023
03/28 Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2023
Session Law Chapter 135
Effective: 07/01/2023
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