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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 561: Allowing the use of ranked choice and instant runoff voting in local government elections in this state

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill allows ranked choice and instant runoff voting, defined in the bill, to be used to cast or tabulate ballots in elections for local government offices, defined in the bill.

Sponsors

Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Mike Zimmer (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2025

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against

For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

Against: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 6, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. March 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Schultz and Townsend

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF561