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68th Legislature 2023 HB 598.1
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 598
2 INTRODUCED BY L. HELLEGAARD, S. GUNDERSON, M. MALONE, S. KERNS, J. SCHILLINGER, S. GIST,
3 L. REKSTEN, T. MOORE, F. NAVE, R. MARSHALL, J. READ, J. BERGSTROM, B. USHER, P. GREEN, B.
4 PHALEN, L. DEMING, Z. WIRTH
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6 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF A RANKED-CHOICE VOTING
7 METHOD TO ELECT OR NOMINATE A CANDIDATE FOR LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL OFFICES.”
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9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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11 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Prohibition on ranked-choice voting methods -- definition. (1) An
12 election conducted under Title 13 or under Title 20 may not use a ranked-choice voting method to determine
13 the election or nomination of a candidate to a local, state, or federal office.
14 (2) For the purposes of this section, "ranked-choice voting method" means a voting method that
15 allows voters to rank candidates for an office in order of preference and has ballots cast to be tabulated in
16 multiple rounds following the elimination of a candidate until one candidate reaches a majority of the votes.
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18 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
19 integral part of Title 13, chapter 1, part 1, and the provisions of Title 13, chapter 1, part 1, apply to [section 1].
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