Ohio Governor Signs Bill Effectively Banning Ranked Choice Voting

Ohio governor signs bill effectively banning ranked choice voting

Senate Bill 63, a bipartisan bill, will generally prohibit ranked choice voting and withhold state funding for local governments that use it. Previously, municipalities have been allowed to implement ranked choice voting if they so choose, although no Ohio city uses the practice.

DeWine signs Ohio ranked choice voting ban into law

Ranked choice voting will officially be banned at the state and local level in Ohio following Gov. Mike DeWine’s Tuesday signing of Senate Bill 63.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill to crack down on ranked choice voting

The new law bans ranked choice voting statewide and penalizes cities that use it for local elections.

Gavarone’s bill banning use of ranked choice voting is signed into law by DeWine – BG Independent News

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law earlier this week to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in the state. Senate Bill 63, sponsored by State Sen. Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, and State Sen. William DeMora, D-Columbus, will generally ban the use of ranked choice voting, withhold Local Government Fund distributions from a municipality or chartered county that uses ranked choice voting, and make changes to election petition reco