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SB 6 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Prohibiting the use of ranked-choice voting methods for conducting elections.

SB 6 prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) for all elections in Kansas, affecting candidates running for federal, state, county, or municipal offices. The bill defines RCV as a system where voters rank candidates in order of preference and eliminates the lowest-ranked candidate in successive rounds until one achieves a majority. It also invalidates any existing local ordinances permitting RCV before July 1, 2025, and takes effect upon publication in the Kansas Register.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Amended by House Committee on Elections → Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 10, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized into its enrolled version, removing committee headers and line numbers while adding standard certification signatures required for the Governor's approval. The substantive policy content regarding the prohibition of ranked-choice voting in Kansas elections remains exactly the same.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'As Amended by House Committee' header and page numbers to prepare the bill for final signing.

Added the formal certification block with signature lines for the Senate, House, and Governor to validate the bill as law.

Corrected a minor typo in the effective date clause by changing 'statute book Kansas register' to 'Kansas register'.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred with amendments; Yea 30, Nay 10
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 37, Absent 2
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Elections
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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