The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1111, seeks to amend title 9 of the general statutes to implement the recommendations of the Governor's Working Group on Ranked-Choice Voting. The bill allows municipalities to utilize ranked-choice voting in specific municipal elections and permits political parties to adopt ranked-choice voting for their conventions, primaries, and presidential preference primaries. Additionally, it authorizes the Secretary of the State to defer the implementation of ranked-choice voting procedures if there are concerns regarding ballot design, tabulation technology, or insufficient resources.
This legislation aims to enhance the electoral process by introducing ranked-choice voting, which is designed to provide voters with more options and potentially lead to more representative outcomes. The bill does not specify any deletions from current law but focuses on the new provisions that facilitate the adoption of ranked-choice voting at various levels of the electoral process.