Relating to the use of preferential voting in certain elections.

SB 341 requires preferential voting (ranked-choice voting) for special elections to fill vacancies in offices that normally require a majority vote. Voters would rank candidates from most to least preferred, and if no candidate receives a majority initially, lower-ranked votes would be redistributed until one candidate achieves a majority. The bill eliminates primary elections and runoff elections for these specific special elections, repealing existing Election Code provisions about them. It applies to offices filled through special elections requiring majority vote, directly affecting voters and election administrators in those contests. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.