Bill · H.R. 9634· House(119-HR-9634)
Voter Choice Act
- Introduced
- 7/9/2026
- Last activity
- 7/9/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Sponsored by
- Kelly Morrison
- Cosponsors
- - 8 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Voter Choice Act aims to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002. It seeks to create a new Ranked Choice Voting Program under Title V. This program would involve the Commission providing technical assistance to State and local governments considering a transition to ranked choice voting for various elections. Additionally, the program would award grants to support this transition through items like voting equipment, software, and voter outreach. The bill authorizes $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 to carry out these efforts.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make elections run better?+6
The bill provides resources to modernize and transition election systems to ranked choice voting.
Does this protect the right to vote?+5
The bill enhances voting choice and accessibility through the promotion of ranked choice voting systems.
Does this make casting a ballot easier in practice?+5
The bill provides grants for voter outreach and new equipment to facilitate easier transitions to new voting methods.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Technical Assistance: The Commission will provide technical help to State and local governments that are thinking about or currently undergoing a transition to ranked choice voting systems (Section 511(b)(1)).
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Financial Support for Transitions: Grants will be awarded to help governments pay for the costs of moving to ranked choice voting, such as getting new voting equipment, tabulation software, designing ballots, and creating educational and outreach materials (Section 511(b)(2)).
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Diverse Distribution of Funds: The Commission is instructed to award grants to a diverse range of areas regarding geography, population characteristics, and population density (Section 511(c)(1)).
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Long-term Funding Availability: Money appropriated for this program will remain available without a fiscal year limitation until it is spent (Section 512(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Cost Sharing Burden: Grant recipients are limited to receiving no more than 50 percent of the cost of the activities covered by the grant, meaning local governments must cover the remaining costs (Section 511(c)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Voting Access+5Improves Voting Rights+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Electoral Process+6Increases Federal Power+2
- 7/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/9/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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