The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6470, seeks to amend title 9 of the general statutes to allow municipalities to implement ranked-choice voting in municipal elections. Additionally, it permits political parties to adopt ranked-choice voting for their primaries when there are three or more candidates vying for nomination. This change aims to enhance the electoral process by providing voters with more options and potentially leading to more representative outcomes.
The bill introduces new legal language that authorizes the use of ranked-choice voting in both municipal elections and certain party primaries, while there are no deletions from current law specified in the text. The overall purpose of the bill is to modernize the voting process and improve voter engagement in local and party elections.