Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill makes the use of ranked‑choice or instant‑runoff voting illegal for all general, primary, and special elections in Ohio. If a county or municipality passes a resolution or ordinance to use ranked‑choice voting, the state will withhold its Local Government Fund payments until the policy is rescinded. The measure also sets up a formula for reducing those payments and redirects the withheld money to a transportation safety fund.

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Hearings

• House General Government: S. B. No. 63, H. B. No. 609, H. C. R. No. 9, H. C. R. No. 19, H. B. No. 396
  House General Government · Feb 24, 2026
• House General Government: H. C. R. No. 19, H. B. No. 582, H. B. No. 308, S. B. No. 63
  House General Government · Feb 17, 2026
• House General Government: H. B. No. 272, H. B. No. 299, H. R. No. 139, S. B. No. 63, H. B. No. 229, H. B. No. 270
  House General Government · Jun 10, 2025
• House General Government: H. B. No. 244, H. B. No. 197, S. B. No. 63, H. B. No. 229, H. B. No. 248, H. B. No. 270
  House General Government · Jun 3, 2025
• Senate General Government: S. B. No. 90, S. B. No. 86, S. B. No. 63, S. B. No. 88, S. B. No. 153
  Senate General Government · Apr 29, 2025

History

1. Jun 16, 2026Effective 6/16/26
2. Jun 16, 2026Effective
3. Mar 17, 2026Signed By The Governor
4. Mar 12, 2026Sent To The Governor
5. Mar 4, 2026Concurred in House amendments
6. Feb 25, 2026Reported - Substitute
7. Feb 25, 2026Passed
8. May 21, 2025Referred to committee
9. May 20, 2025Introduced
10. May 14, 2025Passed
11. Apr 29, 2025Reported
12. Jan 29, 2025Referred to committee

The 12 most recent of 13 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Theresa Gavarone (R) · sponsor
• William P. DeMora

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