Glass Box Voting

House Bill 1502 (PDF full text, first reading, status page)

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hixson

Entitled:

Elections - Instant Runoff Method of Voting

Synopsis:

Establishing an instant runoff method for casting and tabulating votes in the State; establishing procedures, standards, and requirements relating to the implementation of an instant runoff method of voting; requiring the State Board of Elections and local boards of elections to take specified actions to accommodate and implement an instant runoff method of voting; requiring the State Board to adopt specified regulations; etc.

quoting from text after the jump

(F) NO FUNDS OR CONTRACTS SHALL ISSUE FOR ANY MECHANICAL,
ELECTRONIC, OR OTHER VOTING DEVICES UNLESS SUCH SYSTEMS SHALL BE
READY TO IMPLEMENT INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING AND ANY OTHER BALLOT
TYPES IN USE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES WITHIN 1 YEAR WITH NO EXTRA
EXPENSE TO THE CONTRACTING OR PURCHASING JURISDICTION.
PARTICULARLY, SYSTEMS SHALL ALLOW VOTERS TO MARK AND HAVE THEIR
BALLOTS REGISTERED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF INSTANT
RUNOFF VOTING AND BE ABLE TO TABULATE VOTES ACCORDING TO THE
SPECIFIC LOGIC OF INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING.

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