Bipartisan Bills Introduced in Congress to Either Ban or Mandate Ranked-Choice Voting in Federal Elections

Congress is currently debating the future of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in federal elections, with two opposing legislative efforts underway. The "Make Elections Great Again Act" (H.R. 7300) seeks to prohibit RCV in federal elections, while the "Ranked Choice Voting Act" (sponsored by Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Peter Welch) would mandate RCV for House and Senate elections and provide states with implementation funding. This comes as federal courts have generally upheld RCV's constitutionality, while some state courts have found conflicts with state plurality requirements.