Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill that prohibits ranked-choice voting in the state. The law bans the method for statewide elections and would cut state funding for any local municipality using it. The bill was introduced by a Republican Senator and supported by some Democrats.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law on Tuesday that effectively bans ranked-choice voting in Ohio . Under ranked-choice voting , voters do not select their favorite candidate. Instead, they rank candidates in order of preference.
The system continuously eliminates candidates in a series of rounds until a winner is declared if no candidate earns 50% of the initial vote. The method is not currently used in Ohio, but at least two cities in Northeast Ohio are actively exploring it., which bans ranked-choice voting outright for statewide elections. For cities and local governments, it would not impose a direct ban, but any local municipality that uses the method would lose state funding.Bowling Green Republican Sen. Theresa Gavarone introduced the bill with Democratic Sen. Bill DeMora of Columbus. Four of the Senate’s nine Democrats sided with Republicans to support the bill when itHigh winds blast Northeast Ohio: Damages, power outages, closuresBabysitter left child without food or water for up to 21 hours until parents came home, investigators say3 Ohio airmen dead, including one from Columbus, in US military refueling crash in IraqCleveland mother accused of burying daughters in suitcases prompts new focus on parenting bill
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