1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; prohibiting political subdivisions from establishing or 
1.3 	enforcing ranked-choice voting;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 204B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [204B.50] RANKED-CHOICE VOTING; PROHIBITION.
1.7 	(a) The following political subdivisions may not adopt or enforce in any manner a rule, 
1.8 	resolution, charter provision, or ordinance establishing ranked-choice voting as a method 
1.9 	of voting, or any voting method similar to ranked-choice voting, for local offices within the 
1.10 	political subdivision:
1.11 	(1) home rule charter or statutory cities;
1.12 	(2) counties;
1.13 	(3) townships; and
1.14 	(4) school districts.
1.15 	(b) For purposes of this section, "ranked-choice voting" means any election method in 
1.16 	which a voter ranks or assigns a numerical value to candidates for an office in order of the 
1.17 	voter's preference.