Bill to Allow Instant Run-off Elections

HB638 establishes instant runoff voting for certain elections. Instant runoff is provides a way to ensure election outcomes that better reflect voter preferences and to encourage more candidates to run. Voters get to list their candidates in order of preference. A candidate has to get more than 50% of the vote to win. If no one gets 50% in the first count, the votes of the least favorite candidate are reapportioned to the voters’ next favorite candidate. This bill is due to be heard on Thursday at 11:00 am in House room 308. Please send testimony here. Address your comments to Chair Marcus R. Oshiro . You can find talking points in previous testimony here and here.