# 119-hr-2562: District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act

119-hr-2562, District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2562
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- DC ban on ranked-choice voting: mixed, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2562 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2562)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2562 (as of 2025-12-21).