Relating to the use of preferential voting in certain elections.

HB 4528 would require preferential voting (where voters rank candidates from most to least preferred) in Texas statewide executive and legislative primaries, and allow municipalities to adopt it for local elections. It mandates that voters rank candidates numerically, with votes redistributed to higher-ranked choices if no candidate receives a majority in the initial count. The bill eliminates runoff elections for these races by continuing vote redistribution until one candidate achieves majority support. The Secretary of State must develop voter education materials and training for election officials on the new system.