HB 345-FN (2024): enabling ranked-choice voting for state party primary elections and municipal elections.

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HB 345-FN (2024)

enabling ranked-choice voting for state party primary elections and municipal elections.

  • Status: Killed
  • Term: 2023-2024
  • House committee: Election Law
  • Subject: Elections

The Story

It was introduced on January 5, 2023 and referred to the House Election Law committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 17, 2023. The committee met in executive session on January 24, 2023 to vote on its recommendation. The committee retained the bill, holding it for further work rather than reporting it out this year. The committee met in executive session on October 31, 2023 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it, by a vote of 12–8. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On January 3, 2024 the House voted to kill it on a roll call 207–170.

Sponsors

Hearings and Sessions

  • January 17, 2023, 1:00 PM: public hearing, House Election Law, LOB 306-308
  • January 24, 2023, 3:00 PM: executive session, House Election Law, LOB 306-308
  • October 31, 2023, 10:00 AM: executive session, House Election Law, LOB 306-308

Votes

  • January 3, 2024, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — yeas 207, nays 170, passed

The Docket

  • January 5, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Election Law
  • January 17, 2023: Public Hearing: 01/17/2023 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
  • January 24, 2023: Executive Session: 01/24/2023 03:00 pm LOB 306-308
  • January 26, 2023: Retained in Committee
  • October 31, 2023: Executive Session: 10/31/2023 10:00 am LOB 306-308
  • October 31, 2023: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate HB345-FN 10/31/2023 (Vote 12-8; RC)
  • November 14, 2023: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  • January 3, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 207-170 01/03/2024

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