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H.R. 4493 118th Congress House

District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in a District of Columbia election, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2023 Introduced by: Michael Lawler Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 6, 2023
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 Latest action July 6, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act

This bill prohibits the District of Columbia from using ranked-choice voting in its elections. A ranked-choice voting system allows voters to rank candidates for a specific elected office in the order of the voter's preference.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4563 Text similarities ACE Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Edwards, Chuck
North Carolina · Jul 11, 2023
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jul 6, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4493: District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4493/
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"H.R. 4493: District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4493/.
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H.R. 4493, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4493/.
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