AN ACT ALLOWING RANKED-CHOICE VOTING FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND FEDERAL PRIMARIES.

HB 6472 would permit cities and towns to use ranked-choice voting (RCV) for local elections (like city council or mayoral races) and for federal primary elections (such as those for U.S. Congress or presidential nominations). Under this system, voters would rank candidates in order of preference instead of selecting just one. The bill directly affects voters in municipalities choosing to adopt RCV and candidates running in federal primaries within those jurisdictions. It does not change existing voting methods but adds RCV as an optional alternative for the specified elections.