Determination of winner in election for an office elected by ranked-choice voting

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1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. [PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §14 (RP).] B. "Continuing ballot" means a ballot that is not an exhausted ballot. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] C. "Continuing candidate" means a candidate who has not been removed from consideration and is not an excluded candidate. [PL 2025, c. 363, §5 (AMD).] C-1. "Excluded candidate" means a candidate who is listed on the ballot or has qualified as a declared write-in candidate, but has died, been disqualified or withdrawn less than 70 days before the election. [PL 2025, c. 363, §6 (NEW).] D. "Exhausted ballot" means a ballot that does not rank any continuing candidate, contains an overvote at the highest continuing ranking or contains 2 or more sequential skipped rankings before its highest continuing ranking. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] E. "Highest continuing ranking" means the highest ranking on a voter's ballot for a continuing candidate. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] F. "Last-place candidate" means the candidate with the fewest votes in a round of the ranked-choice voting count. [PL 2019, c. 320, §9 (AMD).] G. [PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §15 (RP).] H. "Overvote" means a circumstance in which a voter has ranked more than one candidate at the same ranking. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] H-1. "Ranked‑choice voting count" means the ranked‑choice counting process described in this section and in rules adopted by the Secretary of State. [PL 2019, c. 320, §10 (NEW).] I. "Ranking" means the number assigned on a ballot by a voter to a candidate to express the voter's preference for that candidate. Ranking number one is the highest ranking, ranking number 2 is the next-highest ranking and so on. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] J. "Round" means an instance of the sequence of vote counting steps established in subsection 2 and in rules adopted by the Secretary of State. [PL 2019, c. 320, §11 (AMD).] K. "Skipped ranking" means a circumstance in which a voter has left a ranking blank and ranks a candidate at a subsequent ranking. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] [PL 2025, c. 363, §§5, 6 (AMD).]

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2-A. Excluded candidates. In any round of the ranked-choice voting count, a ballot on which an excluded candidate is the highest-ranked candidate must be counted for the next-highest-ranked continuing candidate. [PL 2025, c. 363, §8 (NEW).]

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2. Procedures. Except as provided in subsections 2‑A, 3, 4 and 7, the following procedures are used to determine the winner of an election determined by ranked-choice voting. If a candidate has been assigned ranking number one on more than 50% of all ballots cast for the particular office for which the candidate is running, including but not limited to ballots on which ranking number one is blank, on which there is an overvote at ranking number one or on which ranking number one was assigned to an excluded candidate, that candidate is declared the winner of the election. If no candidate has been assigned ranking number one on more than 50% of the ballots cast for that particular office, the ranked‑choice voting count must proceed in rounds. In each round, the number of votes for each continuing candidate must be counted. Each continuing ballot counts as one vote for its highest-ranked continuing candidate for that round. Exhausted ballots are not counted for any continuing candidate. The round then ends with one of the following 2 potential outcomes. A. If there are 2 or fewer continuing candidates, the candidate with the most votes is declared the winner of the election. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] B. If there are more than 2 continuing candidates, the last-place candidate is removed from consideration and a new round begins. [PL 2023, c. 628, §2 (AMD).] [PL 2025, c. 363, §7 (AMD).]

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§723-A. Determination of winner in election for an office elected by ranked-choice voting 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. [PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §14 (RP).] B. "Continuing ballot" means a ballot that is not an exhausted ballot. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] C. "Continuing candidate" means a candidate who has not been removed from consideration and is not an excluded candidate. [PL 2025, c. 363, §5 (AMD).] C-1. "Excluded candidate" means a candidate who is listed on the ballot or has qualified as a declared write-in candidate, but has died, been disqualified or withdrawn less than 70 days before the election. [PL 2025, c. 363, §6 (NEW).] D. "Exhausted ballot" means a ballot that does not rank any continuing candidate, contains an overvote at the highest continuing ranking or contains 2 or more sequential skipped rankings before its highest continuing ranking. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] E. "Highest continuing ranking" means the highest ranking on a voter's ballot for a continuing candidate. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] F. "Last-place candidate" means the candidate with the fewest votes in a round of the ranked-choice voting count. [PL 2019, c. 320, §9 (AMD).] G. [PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §15 (RP).] H. "Overvote" means a circumstance in which a voter has ranked more than one candidate at the same ranking. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] H-1. "Ranked‑choice voting count" means the ranked‑choice counting process described in this section and in rules adopted by the Secretary of State. [PL 2019, c. 320, §10 (NEW).] I. "Ranking" means the number assigned on a ballot by a voter to a candidate to express the voter's preference for that candidate. Ranking number one is the highest ranking, ranking number 2 is the next-highest ranking and so on. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] J. "Round" means an instance of the sequence of vote counting steps established in subsection 2 and in rules adopted by the Secretary of State. [PL 2019, c. 320, §11 (AMD).] K. "Skipped ranking" means a circumstance in which a voter has left a ranking blank and ranks a candidate at a subsequent ranking. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] [PL 2025, c. 363, §§5, 6 (AMD).] 2. Procedures. Except as provided in subsections 2‑A, 3, 4 and 7, the following procedures are used to determine the winner of an election determined by ranked-choice voting. If a candidate has been assigned ranking number one on more than 50% of all ballots cast for the particular office for which the candidate is running, including but not limited to ballots on which ranking number one is blank, on which there is an overvote at ranking number one or on which ranking number one was assigned to an excluded candidate, that candidate is declared the winner of the election. If no candidate has been assigned ranking number one on more than 50% of the ballots cast for that particular office, the ranked‑choice voting count must proceed in rounds. In each round, the number of votes for each continuing candidate must be counted. Each continuing ballot counts as one vote for its highest-ranked continuing candidate for that round. Exhausted ballots are not counted for any continuing candidate. The round then ends with one of the following 2 potential outcomes. A. If there are 2 or fewer continuing candidates, the candidate with the most votes is declared the winner of the election. [IB 2015, c. 3, §5 (NEW); IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF).] B. If there are more than 2 continuing candidates, the last-place candidate is removed from consideration and a new round begins. [PL 2023, c. 628, §2 (AMD).] [PL 2025, c. 363, §7 (AMD).] 2-A. Excluded candidates. In any round of the ranked-choice voting count, a ballot on which an excluded candidate is the highest-ranked candidate must be counted for the next-highest-ranked continuing candidate. [PL 2025, c. 363, §8 (NEW).] 3. Ties. A tie under this section between last-place candidates in any round must be decided by lot, and the candidate chosen by lot is removed from consideration. The result of the tie resolution must be recorded and reused in the event of a recount. A tie between candidates for the most votes in the final round must be decided as provided in section 732. [PL 2023, c. 628, §3 (AMD).]

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3. Ties. A tie under this section between last-place candidates in any round must be decided by lot, and the candidate chosen by lot is removed from consideration. The result of the tie resolution must be recorded and reused in the event of a recount. A tie between candidates for the most votes in the final round must be decided as provided in section 732. [PL 2023, c. 628, §3 (AMD).]

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