Tennessee Statutes § 2-8-117 Use of instant runoff voting or ranked choice voting prohibited
Statute Text
(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Instant runoff voting" and "ranked choice voting" mean a method of casting and tabulating votes in which:
(A)
Voters rank candidates in order of preference;
(B)
Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round either a candidate or candidates are elected or the last-place candidate is defeated;
(C)
Votes are transferred from elected or defeated candidates to the voters' next-ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference; and
(D)
Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of votes cast or the number of candidates elected equals the number of offices to be filled, as applicable; and
(2)
"Local government" means an incorporated city or town, a county, a metropolitan form of government, a school, utility, or other regional or local district, or a unit of government that is governed by one (1) or more elected officials.
(b)
A county election commission shall not utilize instant runoff voting or ranked choice voting to conduct an election in this state for a statewide or local government office.
History
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 621 , s 1 , eff. 2/28/2022 .