FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nathaniel Soule│nate.soule@mail.house.gov│(914)-255-4642 CONGRESSMAN LAWLER INTRODUCES D.C. ONE VOTE, ONE CHOICE ACT TO BAN RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN D.C.Washington, DC, 7/6/2023… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler introduced the “District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act” to prohibit the city of Washington, D.C. from using ranked choice voting in any election, including  local elections, federal elections, ballot initiatives, and referendums. This past May, advocates for ranked choice voting in D.C. filed a ballot initiative to bring this practice to our nation’s capital. If allowed to appear on the 2024 ballot and passed, changes would begin to take effect on the 2026 primary ballot. Many across the political spectrum have come out against this initiative, including the DC Democratic party.“The proposed Washington, D.C. ballot initiative to implement ranked choice voting in the city violates the principles of democracy- of one person, one vote, one choice” said Representative Lawler. “Ranked choice voting allows certain Americans to cast multiple ballots for office, unconstitutionally diluting the influence of other voters.”“There is a reason even the D.C. Democrats oppose ranked choice voting,” Representative Lawler concluded. “Elections are about choosing the candidates and policies you support, not ranking them in order of preference.”“As co-chair of the House Election Integrity Caucus, we are united against the harmful practice of ranked choice voting. Congressman Lawler’s D.C. One Vote One Choice Act is a great step in restoring voters’ trust in the process and outlaw Ranked Choice Voting which only leads to more election chaos and confusion,” said Representative Claudia Tenney.New York's 17th Congressional District is just north of New York City and contains all or parts of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties.###The full text of the bill can be viewed below.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Nathaniel Soule│nate.soule@mail.house.gov│(914)-255-4642


CONGRESSMAN LAWLER INTRODUCES D.C. ONE VOTE, ONE CHOICE ACT TO
BAN RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN D.C.

Washington, DC, 7/6/2023… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler introduced the “District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act” to prohibit the city of Washington, D.C. from using ranked choice voting in any election, including  local elections, federal elections, ballot initiatives, and referendums. 

This past May, advocates for ranked choice voting in D.C. filed a ballot initiative to bring this practice to our nation’s capital. If allowed to appear on the 2024 ballot and passed, changes would begin to take effect on the 2026 primary ballot. Many across the political spectrum have come out against this initiative, including the DC Democratic party.

“The proposed Washington, D.C. ballot initiative to implement ranked choice voting in the city violates the principles of democracy- of one person, one vote, one choice” said Representative Lawler. “Ranked choice voting allows certain Americans to cast multiple ballots for office, unconstitutionally diluting the influence of other voters.”

“There is a reason even the D.C. Democrats oppose ranked choice voting,” Representative Lawler concluded. “Elections are about choosing the candidates and policies you support, not ranking them in order of preference.”

“As co-chair of the House Election Integrity Caucus, we are united against the harmful practice of ranked choice voting. Congressman Lawler’s D.C. One Vote One Choice Act is a great step in restoring voters’ trust in the process and outlaw Ranked Choice Voting which only leads to more election chaos and confusion,” said Representative Claudia Tenney.

New York's 17th Congressional District is just north of New York City and contains all or parts of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties.

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The full text of the bill can be viewed below.
DC One Vote, One Choice Act First Page
DC One Vote, One Choice Act Second Page
DC One Vote, One Choice Act Third Page