House Bill 1024An act to provide for
INSTANT RUNOFF VOTINGin statewide party primaries
and certain statewidejudicial vacancy elections.
§ 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries.
• (a) Nomination Determined by Substantial Plurality
• 40% of votes cast per office
• Candidate receiving mostvotes wins
Current status:
For example . . .
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1000
Anne280
Buddy80
Cindy60
Dexter310
Enid250
Fred20
Multiple Offices
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Amos90
Betty450
Carl420
Dora40
Single Office
§ 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries.
• (b) Right to Demand Second Primary
• Only if insufficient numberreceive substantial plurality
• Only those with second highest number of votes
Current status:
For example . . .
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Anne180
Buddy150
Cindy120
Dexter310
Enid170
Fred70
Multiple Offices
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1000
Amos150
Betty390
Carl350
Dora110
Single Office
§ 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries.
• (c) Procedure for Requesting Second Primary• File request with SBoE Executive Director no
later than 12:00 noon on ninth day following date on which primary was conducted
• Subject to certification of official results• If vote certification determines that a candidate
not originally thought eligible to call for second primary is in fact eligible, candidate is notified and has 48 hours to exercise options- only for certain offices . . .
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
All State executive officers
District Attorneys of the General Court of Justice
United States Senators
Members of the United States House of Representatives
State Senators in multi-county senatorial districts
Members of the State House of Representatives in multi-county representative districts
State Senators in single-county senatorial districts
Members of the State House of Representatives in single-county representative districts
All county officers
§ 163-111Determination of primary results; second primaries.
• (c1) Primaries for Statewide Offices
• If no candidate receives a substantial plurality, winner shall be determined by instant runoff voting
• No need for second-place candidate to call for it
Amended:
§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.
• (a) Accomplishes the same effect as all voters participating in a second primary or runoff
• Voters rank candidates in order of preference
• In first round, only first-choice votes counted
• If no candidate receives a substantial plurality, the two candidates with the greatest number of first-choice votes advance to the second round
• Each ballot counts as a vote for whichever of the two final candidates is ranked higher
§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.
• (b) Voting.• Ballots shall be made simple and easy to
understand• Instructions shall inform the voter: (1) In addition to marking their first-choice
candidate, the voter may rank alternate choice candidates
(2) That marking a second or other choice candidate can never defeat the voter’s first choice
For example . . .
Anne
Buddy
Cindy
Dexter
Enid
Fred
Vote for one:
Anne
Buddy
Cindy
Dexter
Enid
Fred
1 2 3 4 5 6
Vote for as many as you like.Rank candidates in order of preference:
§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.
• (c) Counting.
• Ballots shall be counted initially according to the first choice marked on each ballot
• If one candidate receives substantial plurality, BoE shall certify that candidate as the winner
• If no candidate received substantial plurality, all candidates shall be eliminated except the two candidates with the greatest number of first choices
§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.
• BoE conducts second, final round of counting
• In the second round, each ballot is counted as one vote for the highest ranked candidate on that ballot who has not been eliminated
• The candidate with the greater number of votes in the second round shall be certified as the winner
For example . . .
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Cindy ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Cindy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Cindy ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Dexter ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Cindy ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Cindy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Cindy ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Dexter ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
§ 163-111A. Instant runoff voting.
• (d) General Provisions.
• After the initial round, if a ballot does not indicate one of the uneliminated candidates as an alternative choice, the ballot is exhausted
• Assigning more than one ranking to the same candidate shall not invalidate the vote
• If more than two candidates qualify for the second round, instant runoff voting shall determine which two candidates advance
For example . . .
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Cindy ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Cindy ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Cindy ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Dexter ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ● ● ● ● ● ●
Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Dexter ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Anne ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Buddy ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○
Cindy ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○
Dexter ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Enid ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Fred ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○
§ 163-329Elections to fill vacancy created after primary filing
period to use plurality or instant runoff voting method
• Justice of the Supreme Court orJudge of the Court of Appeals
• If a vacancy is created:
– after filing period for primary opens
– more than 60 days before general election
– office shall be filled in general election
• Vacancy shall be filled by instant runoff voting
• Candidate wins in the first round of voting only if that candidate has a majority of all votes cast