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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4493
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 6, 2023
Mr. Lawler (for himself and Ms. Tenney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in a District of Columbia election, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act
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Prohibition on ranked choice voting with respect to District of Columbia elections
Requirements
Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended—
by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and
by inserting after section 303 the following new section:
Prohibiting the use of ranked choice voting with respect to a District of Columbia election
In general
The District of Columbia may not carry out a District of Columbia election using a system of ranked choice voting under which each voter shall rank the candidates for the office in the order of the voter’s preference.
District of Columbia election defined
In this section, the term District of Columbia election means any election for public office in the District of Columbia, including an election for Federal office, and any ballot initiative or referendum.
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Conforming amendment relating to enforcement
Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking and 303
and inserting 303, and 304
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Clerical amendment
The table of contents of such Act is amended—
by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively; and
by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item:
Sec. 304. Prohibiting the use of ranked choice voting with respect to a District of Columbia election.
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