(a) As used in this section, “ranked choice voting” means a voting method that: (1) Allows a voter to rank candidates for an office in order of preference; and (2) Has the ballots cast tabulated in multiple rounds following the elimination of a candidate until a single candidate attains a majority vote. (b) Ranked choice voting shall not be used to determine the election or nomination of a candidate to any local, state, or federal elective office in this state. (c) An existing or future ordinance enacted or adopted by a county, a municipality, or other local governmental entity that is in conflict with this section is void. (d) This section shall not apply to a qualified elector who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025, or who votes as a member of the uniformed services of the United States or a citizen residing outside the United States under § 7-5-406.
§ Ark. Code § 7-1-116Ranked choice voting prohibited
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