I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3704 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2023 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. Tenney , and Mr. Langworthy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from using ranked choice voting to carry out an election for Federal office, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the One Vote One Choice Act . 2. Prohibiting States from using ranked choice voting in Federal elections (a) Requirement Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 304. Prohibiting States from the use of ranked choice voting with respect to an election for Federal office A State may not carry out an election for Federal office in the State using a system of ranked choice voting under which each voter shall rank the candidates for the office in the order of the voter’s preference. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended by striking and 303 and inserting 303, and 304 . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended— (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 304. Prohibiting States from the use of ranked choice voting with respect to an election for Federal office. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.