HB 600-FN (2025): enabling ranked-choice voting for municipal elections.
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HB 600-FN (2025)
enabling ranked-choice voting for municipal elections.
- Status: Killed
- Term: 2025-2026
- House committee: Election Law
- Subject: Elections
The Story
It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Election Law committee. The committee held a public hearing on February 25, 2025, with 738 people signed in online: 705 in support and 33 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on March 4, 2025 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 10–8. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On March 26, 2025 the House voted to kill it on a roll call 194–145.
Sponsors
- Rep. Ellen Read (D - Rock 10) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. Russell Muirhead (D - Graf 12)
- Rep. Jared Sullivan (D - Graf 2)
- Rep. Heath Howard (D - Straf 4)
- Rep. Daniel Veilleux (D - Hills 34)
- Rep. Eric Turer (D - Rock 6)
- Rep. Seth King (R - Coos 4)
- Rep. Laura Telerski (D - Hills 11)
- Rep. Matthew Wilhelm (D - Hills 21)
Hearings and Sessions
- February 25, 2025, 1:00 PM: public hearing, House Election Law, LOB 306-308
- March 4, 2025, 1:00 PM: executive session, House Election Law, LOB 306-308
- March 26, 2025: floor debate, House
Votes
- March 26, 2025, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — yeas 194, nays 145, passed
The Docket
- January 9, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law
- February 25, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/25/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
- March 4, 2025: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
- March 4, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
- March 19, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- March 26, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 194-145 03/26/2025