PRIA Logo™
119-hr-2562119th Congress

District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act

Sponsored By: Representative Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Introduced

Summary

Prohibits ranked choice voting in D.C. elections. This bill would bar the District of Columbia from using any ranked choice voting system for elections for public office, federal office, and for ballot initiatives or referendums. It inserts a new section 305 into Title III of the Help America Vote Act and renumbers adjacent sections.

Show full summary
  • D.C. voters and ballot measures: All local elections, federal contests held in D.C., and referenda could not be run with ranked choice or voter-ranked ballots.
  • Election officials: Local administrators would be required to run elections without ranked choice systems and the bill extends Help America Vote Act enforcement to that prohibition.
  • Statutory housekeeping: The text renumbers sections of HAVA and updates the table of contents to add the ban. The bill specifies no phase-in date, sunset, or explicit effective date.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

DC ban on ranked-choice voting

If enacted, this bill would ban ranked-choice voting in all District of Columbia elections. You would no longer rank candidates on your ballot. The ban would cover local offices, federal offices, ballot initiatives, and referendums in DC. It would take effect upon enactment and be enforceable under existing Help America Vote Act rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

NY • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation