SESSION OF 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 368
As Recommended by Senate Committee on
Federal and State Affairs

Brief*
SB 368 would prohibit any form of ranked-choice voting
(RCV) methods from being used in determining the election
or nomination of any candidate to any federal, state, county,
or other municipal elected office.
The bill would define “ranked-choice voting” to mean a
form of voting where voters rank two or more candidates in
order of preference. Votes are tabulated in multiple rounds,
often electronically, where the lowest vote-receiving
candidate is eliminated after each round until a candidate
receives the majority of the votes cast.
The bill would declare null and void any ordinance,
resolution, or regulation prohibited by the bill and adopted
before July 1, 2024.

Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Federal and State Affairs at the request of Senator Blasi.

Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In the Senate Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by representatives of the Honest Elections
Project and the Opportunity Solutions Project. The
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
proponents generally stated that RCV complicates elections
and jeopardizes public confidence in the process.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by
representatives of the Association of Mature American
Citizens Action, Honest Elections Project, and six private
citizens.
Opponent testimony was provided by representatives of
the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light Civic
Action, and six private citizens. The opponents generally
stated that RCV has never been used in Kansas, and the bill
would undermine constitutional home rule. One opponent
also highlighted the 2017 Special Committee on Elections,
which discussed RCV and did not recommend any changes
to current law.
Written-only opponent testimony was provided by a
representative of the Libertarian Party of Kansas and seven
private citizens.
Neutral testimony was provided by representatives of
the Office of the Secretary of State and League of Kansas
Municipalities.
No other testimony was provided.

Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Secretary of State and the Kansas
Association of Counties indicate that enactment of the bill
would not have a fiscal effect.
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