A Kansas Senate committee passed a crucial bill banning ranked-choice voting on Tuesday, delivering another victory for AMAC Action’s nationwide campaign to raise awareness about the danger that ranked-choice voting poses to election integrity and the democratic process.
The legislation, SB 6, specifically states that “[n]o form of ranked-choice voting method shall be used in determining the election or nomination of any candidate to any federal, state, county or other municipal elected office.” After expected passage in the Senate, SB 6 will move on to the Kansas House.
AMAC Action Senior Vice President Andy Mangione submitted written testimony in support of SB 6 last month, helping pave the way for the bill’s passage through the state Senate this week. “AMAC Action was pleased to testify on behalf of AMAC’s 26,600+ Kansas members in support of SB 6. Ranked-choice voting is a scourge to our electoral system,” Mangione said. “It has long been shown to cause confusion, disrupt vote tabulation, and disenfranchise voters, and we’re grateful for the leadership demonstrated by the Kansas Senate’s Federal and State Affairs Committee to ban this ineffectual voting scheme. We look forward to the Kansas House doing the same.”
This latest victory in Kansas notably comes on the heels of multiple victories on the ranked-choice voting front in 2024. Following AMAC Action get-out-the-vote campaigns, Missouri, Oregon, and Idaho all passed measures banning ranked-choice voting, bringing the total number of states that have expressly banned the practice to 11. AMAC Action has also been active in other states working to block measures to implement ranked choice voting, and partnering with other conservative organizations.
In the months ahead, AMAC Action will continue to be at the forefront of efforts to educate Americans about the perils of ranked-choice voting and ensure the integrity of our electoral system.
