Voter Choice Act

Key Points

• This bill creates a federal program to help states and local governments switch to ranked choice voting. This system lets voters rank candidates from first to last choice instead of picking just one person.
• The government would provide 40 million dollars in grants to help pay for new voting machines, software, and ballot designs. These grants would cover up to half the cost of making the change for a city or state.
• The program also includes money for teaching voters how the new system works. This includes making educational materials and doing community outreach so people feel comfortable with the new ballots.
• Ranked choice voting works by counting votes in rounds. If no one gets a majority at first, the person with the fewest votes is removed and their supporters' second choices are counted until someone wins.

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