,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ae1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 
,king7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,rules and               
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb  
to support ,state and local governments 
making a transition to ranked choice    
voting4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,voter ,choice ,act4   
#b4 ,assistance for transition to ranked
 choice voting  7a7 ,in general ,title  
,v of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of  
#bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaba et seq47 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,b ,ranked ,choice ,voting  
,program  #eaa4 ,ranked choice voting   
program  7a7 ,definition of ranked      
choice voting system ,for purposes of   
this subtitle1 the term ranked choice   
voting system means a set of election   
methods which allow each voter to rank  

contest options in order of the voter's 
preference1 in which votes are counted  
in rounds using a series of runoff      
tabulations to defeat contest options   
with the fewest votes1 and which elects 
a winner with a majority of final round 
votes in a single-winner contest and    
provides proportional representation in 
multi-winner contests4  7b7 ,program    
,the ,commission shall establish a      
program under which the ,commission--   
7#a7 provides technical assistance to   
,state and local governments that are   
considering whether to make1 or that are
 in the process of making1 a transition 
to a ranked choice voting system for    
,federal1 ,state1 or local elections2   
and  7#b7 awards grants to ,states and  
local government to support the         
transition to a ranked choice voting    
system1 including through the           
acquisition of voting equipment and     
tabulation software1 appropriate ballot 
design1 the development and publication 
of educational materials1 and voter     

outreach4  7c7 ,rules for grants  7#a7  
,selection of grant recipients ,to the  
extent possible1 the ,commission shall  
award grants under subsection 7b77#b7 to
 areas that represent a diversity of    
jurisdictions with respect to geography1
 population characteristics1 and        
population density4  7#b7 ,award        
limitation ,the amount of any grant     
awarded under subsection 7b77#b7 shall  
not exceed #ej percent of the cost of   
the activities covered by the grant4    
#eab4 ,authorization of appropriations  
7a7 ,in general ,in addition to any     
funds authorized to be appropriated to  
the ,commission under section #baj1     
there are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subtitle #dj1jjj1jjj  
for fiscal year #bjbc4  7b7             
,availability of funds ,amounts         
appropriated pursuant to the            
authorization under this section shall  
remain available1 without fiscal year   
limitation1 until expended4  4  7b7     
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,section   

#bjb7f7 of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act
 of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjibb7 is     
amended by striking the ,help ,america  
,vote ,college ,program under title ,v  
and inserting the programs under title  
,v4  7#b7 ,title ,v of the ,help        
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #baaba et seq47 is amended by 
striking the matter preceding section   
#eja and inserting the following3  ,v   
,election ,assistance ,programs  ,a     
,help ,america ,vote ,college ,program  
4  7#c7 ,section #ejc of such ,act 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #baabc7 is amended by striking
 title and inserting subtitle4  7#d7    
,the table of sections of the ,help     
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb is         
amended-- 7,a7 by striking the item     
relating to title ,v and inserting the  
following3  ,title ,v--,election        
,assistance ,programs ,subtitle         
,a--,help ,america ,vote ,college       
,program  2  and  7,b7 by inserting     
after the item relating to section #ejc 
the following3  ,subtitle ,b--,ranked   

,choice ,voting ,program ,sec4 #eaa4    
,ranked ,choice ,voting ,program4 ,sec4 
#eab4 ,authorization of appropriations4 
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