Raskin, Beyer, Welch Bill Would Bring Ranked Choice Voting to Congressional Elections Across America - Rank The Vote
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The legislation would require ranked choice voting in all congressional primary and general elections starting in 2028.

Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) renewed their efforts to bring ranked choice voting to U.S. congressional elections, reintroducing their *Ranked Choice Voting Act *. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) is introducing companion legislation in the Senate.

The legislation would require ranked choice voting (RCV) in all congressional primary and general elections starting in 2028, allowing voters to express support for multiple candidates for public office, with the candidate receiving the most votes declared the winner.

  • geekwithsoul@lemm.eeOPEnglish
    121·
    2 months ago

    Not quite.

    https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S4-C1-3/ALDE_00013640/

    “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”

    The 24th amendment was a special case as it only applied to federal elections (so technically state office elections could still have a poll tax). There was also a question of voter qualification being outside the generally interpreted meaning of “times, places, and manner” so a statute wouldn’t be enough, but an amendment would.

    RCV I think could generally be understood to be covered under “manner” and so Congress can do that without amendment for Congressional races.