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Committee advances ban on ranked-choice voting after floor of testimony, 7-4
Summary
The Elections and Apportionment Committee passed Senate Bill 12, which would prohibit ranked-choice voting in Indiana, after hearing testimony from election officials and civic groups. Supporters warned of complexity and discarded ballots; opponents urged further study and noted empirical evidence supporting RCV.
The Elections and Apportionment Committee voted 7-4 to pass Senate Bill 12, a proposal to prohibit ranked-choice voting in all Indiana elections, after more than an hour of testimony and questions.
Senator Dorio, the bill's sponsor, told the committee the measure "will protect Indiana voters by preserving our traditional 1 person, 1 vote electoral system," and argued ranked-choice voting (RCV) has produced confusion and tabulation problems in other states and localities. He cited historical use in Indiana and examples such as Minneapolis and Alaska to underscore his concerns about complexity and delayed results.
"If you do not fill out three choices, your ballot is thrown away," Senator Dorio said, describing cases he said occurred under some RCV implementations. He also showed committee members a 2013 Minneapolis ballot as an example of how voters…
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