A bill for an act prohibiting the use of ranked choice and instant runoff voting in elections in this state.

SF 459 prohibits the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) and instant runoff voting (IRV) in all Iowa elections, including statewide, local government, and school board contests. The bill amends election laws to explicitly ban these voting methods, which allow voters to rank candidates by preference and transfer votes in rounds until a winner achieves a majority. It defines RCV/IRV as a process where ballots are tabulated through sequential rounds of vote transfers based on voter rankings. This law directly affects all election officials and voters in Iowa by preventing the implementation of these alternative voting systems.