(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. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 621,s 1, eff. 2/28/2022. (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. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 621,s 1, eff. 2/28/2022. (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. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 621,s 1, eff. 2/28/2022. (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. (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 (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.
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