IndianaIndiana elections under this title will bar ranked choice voting
Starting July 1, 2026, elections conducted under Indiana's election title cannot use ranked choice voting to decide results or choose candidates.
What it does
Elections conducted under this title cannot use ranked choice voting, and candidates cannot be nominated or elected through that system.
Argument forElection officials may have fewer counting rounds to manage because these elections would not eliminate candidates round by round.
Argument againstVoters could lose the option to rank candidates, limiting how they express their preferences in elections covered by the law.
More detail
Elections under this title cannot use ranked choice voting. The rule covers elections conducted under this title. Ranked choice voting lets voters rank candidates and counts ballots in rounds, eliminating candidates until one receives a majority. The rule takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 24Public Law 5Latest
- Feb 24Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Feb 24Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Feb 23Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Feb 18Returned to the Senate without amendmentsMinor
- Feb 17Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 58, nays 30Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 12 - Wesco - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 12Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 28First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and ApportionmentMinor
- Jan 22Referred to the HouseMinor
- Jan 20House sponsor: Representative Wesco
- Vote recorded SB 12 - Doriot - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Senator Alexander added as coauthor
- Jan 20Cosponsors: Representatives Lawson, Bartels
- Jan 20Third reading: passed; Roll Call 34: yeas 38, nays 9Passed Senate
- Jan 15Senators Brown L, Johnson T, Koch, Tomes added as coauthors
- Jan 15Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 15Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 13Senators Buck, Raatz, Freeman, Dernulc added as coauthors
- Jan 13Senator Young M added as coauthor
- Jan 13Senators Holdman, Goode, Glick, Leising added as coauthors
- Jan 12Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 12Senator Clark added as coauthor
- 2025
- Dec 10Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
- Dec 8Authored by Senators Doriot, Garten, Gaskill
- Dec 8Coauthored by Senators Rogers, Byrne
- Dec 8First reading: referred to Committee on ElectionsIntroduced
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