AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IN PRIMARIES.

HB 5483 allows Connecticut political parties to voluntarily adopt ranked-choice voting (RCV) for their primary elections, as long as the party files specific rules with the Secretary of the State. Under this bill, voters in participating primaries would rank candidates in order of preference rather than voting for just one candidate. This change directly affects political parties that choose to implement RCV in their nomination processes for elective offices, but it does not require all parties or all elections to use this system.