An Act authorizing ranked choice voting for local elections in the city of Salem
Summary
By Representative Cruz of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5584) of Manny Cruz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Salem be authorized to use ranked choice voting for local elections in said city. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2026
Committee Review
Jul 2026
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
Governor
Introduced Jul 16, 2026
Last action Jul 20, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jul 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jul 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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