Election Law - Approval Voting - Authorization for County Elections
Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: RulesSubject: ElectionsStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the governing body of a county to adopt, by law, an approval voting method for elections for offices in the executive or legislative branches of county government; defining 'approval voting' as a method of casting and tabulating votes in which voters may choose any number of candidates and the candidate chosen most often is elected; and requiring a local law enacted under the provisions of the Act to provide for an educational campaign explaining how to vote using approval voting.
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