Prohibition of ranked choice voting., the official text

Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)

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   SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 12

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2.1-87.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 87.5. "Ranked choice voting"
refers to a system of voting that:

      (1) allows a voter to rank to each candidate on a ballot for a
      particular office in an order of preference; and
      (2) tabulates each ballot in multiple rounds following the
      elimination of a candidate;
until a single candidate receives a majority of the votes cast.
   SECTION 2. IC 3-5-4-16 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2026]: Sec. 16. The following apply to an election conducted
under this title:
      (1) An election may not be determined by ranked choice
      voting.
      (2) A candidate may not be nominated for or elected to an
      office by means of ranked choice voting.

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President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Governor of the State of Indiana

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