Senate Bill 2367

AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION IN TITLE 23, CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IN STATEWIDE, COUNTY, LOCAL, MUNICIPAL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) Ranked-choice voting is prohibited in statewide, county, local, municipal and school district elections in the State of Mississippi.

(2) Any voting method that allows electors to rank candidates for an office in order of preference and has ballots cast that will be tabulated in multiple rounds following the elimination of a candidate until a single candidate attains a majority shall not be used in determining the election or nomination of any candidate for elective office in this state, including elective offices for any county, municipality, school district, state or federal office.

(3) Any existing or future ordinance or policy enacted or adopted by a county, municipality, school district, or any other local governmental entity that conflicts with this section is void on and after July 1, 2024.

(4) This section shall not apply to electors who are entitled to vote absentee ballot under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 USC Section 20301, et seq., as amended.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.