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Committee advances bill to bar ranked‑choice voting statewide, exempting overseas voters
Summary
Senate Bill 175 would prohibit use of ranked‑choice voting in Georgia except for ballots governed by federal UOCAVA rules for overseas and military voters; the committee passed the bill after public testimony both for and against.
The Senate Ethics Committee moved Senate Bill 175 forward after a lengthy policy discussion on whether Georgia should permit ranked‑choice voting in state or local elections. The bill would bar ranked‑choice voting statewide with a narrowly drawn exception for overseas and military ballots covered by federal law.
The bill’s sponsor said the measure preserves runoff elections and argued ranked‑choice systems can cause voter confusion and delays in results when used in larger, partisan contests. The sponsor…
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