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Apr 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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<p><strong>One Vote One Choice Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits states from using ranked-choice voting in federal elections. Ranked-choice voting is a system that allows voters to rank multiple candidates on a ballot in order of preference.</p>
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Apr 1, 2025
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Apr 1, 2025
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(R-IL)
Apr 1, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
(R-NY)
Apr 1, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Apr 1, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 6:22 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2561 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2561
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from
using ranked choice voting to carry out an election for Federal office,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. Tenney, and Mrs. Miller of Illinois)
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 States from
using ranked choice voting to carry out an election for Federal office,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2561 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2561
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from
using ranked choice voting to carry out an election for Federal office,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 1, 2025
Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. Tenney, and Mrs. Miller of Illinois)
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 States from
using ranked choice voting to carry out an election for Federal office,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Vote One Choice Act''.
SEC. 2.
ELECTIONS.
(a) Requirement.--Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306
and 307, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after
(a) Requirement.--Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306
and 307, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after
section 304 the following new
section:
``
section:
``
``
SEC. 305.
WITH RESPECT TO AN ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
``A State may not carry out an election for Federal office in the
State 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.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--
``A State may not carry out an election for Federal office in the
State 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.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--
Section 401 of
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by
striking ``303, and 304'' and inserting ``303, 304, and 305''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended--
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and
306 as relating to sections 306 and 307, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to
striking ``303, and 304'' and inserting ``303, 304, and 305''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended--
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and
306 as relating to sections 306 and 307, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to
section 304 the
following new item:
``
following new item:
``
``
Sec. 305.
with respect to an election for Federal
office.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to elections held on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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office.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to elections held on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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