Indiana Legislature passes ranked-choice voting ban
by Staff Report
Senate Bill 12, which would ban ranked-choice voting (RCV) statewide in Indiana, passed the House of Representatives 58-30 yesterday. The bill passed unamended and will go to the governor’s desk for signature. Indiana is set to become the 18th state to ban RCV and the first to do so in 2026.
The Stop RCV Coalition provided testimony and submitted a coalition letter urging the legislature to pass SB 12.
Our project manager, Harry Roth, also issued the following statement in response to the passing of SB12:
“The Indiana Legislature made the right choice by passing SB 12 and treating ranked-choice voting like the election integrity threat it truly is. With the Ohio House poised to pass a similar ban soon and voters in Alaska set to decide on a repeal this November, 2026 is shaping up to be a disastrous year for RCV lobbyists and the donors forced to spend millions defending their convoluted election scheme once again.”
To recap: 17—soon to be 18—states have banned RCV in the last four years, Alaskans are set to vote on a repeal later this year, Utah’s RCV pilot program is ending, Michigan’s RCV ballot initiative failed, and a bill that would ban ranked-choice voting in federal elections was recently introduced in Congress. The tide is turning toward simpler, more trustworthy elections and away from complicated, opaque ranked-choice voting.