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Prohibiting the use of ranked choice and instant runoff voting in elections in this state
Sponsored by the Senate State Government Committee
Proposed by the Secretary of State · all agency proposals
Topics:Elections & voting
Same legislation: SSB 1128
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 17, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 17, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 26, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 19, 202534–13
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa would no longer allow ranked choice or instant runoff voting in any elections. This rule applies to all state elections as well as local government races.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits ranked choice and instant runoff voting, defined in the bill, from being used to cast or tabulate ballots in any election in this state, including in elections for local government offices, defined in the bill.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 17, 2025 (as SSB 1128). On February 20, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
76 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 19, 2025 (76) · on the Legislature’s site
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
3 for · 5 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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