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SB63Introduced in the Senate

Prohibit use of ranked choice voting; withhold funding for use

Passed

Introduced by Theresa Gavarone, District 2

What does this bill do?

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Official description

To amend sections 3501.01, 3513.05, 3513.262, 3513.263, and 5747.502 and to enact sections 3505.011, 3513.141, 5747.504, and 5747.505 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit the use of ranked choice voting, to withhold Local Government Fund distributions from a municipality or chartered county that uses ranked choice voting, and to make changes to election petition records.

Where it stands

Effective

June 16, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Passed · March 4, 2026

24

Yes

7

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Thomas Patton17Yes
Robert McColley1Yes
Theresa Gavarone2Yes
Michele Reynolds3Yes
George Lang4Yes
Stephen Huffman5Yes
Willis Blackshear6No
Steve Wilson7Yes
Louis Blessing8Yes
Catherine Ingram9No

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Referred to committee: General Government

  3. Reported: General Government

  4. Passed

  5. Introduced

  6. Referred to committee: General Government

  7. Reported - Substitute: General Government

  8. Passed

  9. Concurred in House amendments

  10. Sent To The Governor

  11. Signed By The Governor

  12. Effective

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