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Expanding Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for local elections (SB176)

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Virginia

2026

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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

Updated:

March 10, 2026

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Office of the Governor

This bill updates and makes permanent the 2020 pilot program allowing localities to use ranked choice voting (RCV) for elections for local governing bodies, also expanding eligibility to town councils. The State Board of Elections must quickly determine practicality, set rules, approve software, and publish voter education. An opt-out provision allows localities to back out if it is determined they cannot technically conduct RCV. The bill codifies best practices for RCV elections and directs the Department of Elections to develop a framework to certify any required election technology.

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Bill Number
SB176
Motion Text
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Motion Date
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Motion Result
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Vote type
Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Patrick Hope (D) Virginia-1
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adele McClure (D) Virginia-2
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alfonso Lopez (D) Virginia-3
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Charniele Herring (D) Virginia-4
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rip Sullivan (D) Virginia-6
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D) Virginia-7
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Irene Shin (D) Virginia-8
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karrie Delaney (D) Virginia-9
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dan Helmer (D) Virginia-10
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Bulova (D) Virginia-11
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Gretchen Bulova (D) Virginia-11
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Holly Seibold (D) Virginia-12
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Marcus Simon (D) Virginia-13
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Vivian Watts (D) Virginia-14
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Laura Jane Cohen (D) Virginia-15
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paul Krizek (D) Virginia-16
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Garrett McGuire (D) Virginia-17
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Sickles (D) Virginia-17
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kathy Tran (D) Virginia-18
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
J.R. Henson (D) Virginia-19
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michelle Maldonado (D) Virginia-20
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Josh Thomas (D) Virginia-21
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ian Lovejoy (R) Virginia-22
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Liz Guzmán (D) Virginia-22
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Candi King (D) Virginia-23
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Margaret Franklin (D) Virginia-23
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Luke Torian (D) Virginia-24
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Briana Sewell (D) Virginia-25
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
J.J. Singh (D) Virginia-26
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Atoosa Reaser (D) Virginia-27
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Reid (D) Virginia-28
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Marty Martinez (D) Virginia-29
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Geary Higgins (R) Virginia-30
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
John McAuliff (D) Virginia-30
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Delores Oates (R) Virginia-31
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Wiley (R) Virginia-32
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Justin Pence (R) Virginia-33
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tony Wilt (R) Virginia-34
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Runion (R) Virginia-35
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ellen McLaughlin (R) Virginia-36
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Terry Austin (R) Virginia-37
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sam Rasoul (D) Virginia-38
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Will Davis (R) Virginia-39
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe McNamara (R) Virginia-40
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Obenshain (R) Virginia-41
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lily Franklin (D) Virginia-41
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jason Ballard (R) Virginia-42
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Will Morefield (R) Virginia-43
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Israel O'Quinn (R) Virginia-44
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Terry Kilgore (R) Virginia-45
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jed Arnold (R) Virginia-46
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mitchell Cornett (R) Virginia-46
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Wren Williams (R) Virginia-47
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Eric Phillips (R) Virginia-48
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danny Marshall (R) Virginia-49
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Madison Whittle (R) Virginia-49
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tommy Wright (R) Virginia-50
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Eric Zehr (R) Virginia-51
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Wendell Walker (R) Virginia-52
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tim Griffin (R) Virginia-53
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Katrina Callsen (D) Virginia-54
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Amy Laufer (D) Virginia-55
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tom Garrett (R) Virginia-56
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Owen (R) Virginia-57
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
May Nivar (D) Virginia-57
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rod Willett (D) Virginia-58
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Buddy Fowler (R) Virginia-59
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Scott Wyatt (R) Virginia-60
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Webert (R) Virginia-61
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karen Hamilton (R) Virginia-62
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nick Freitas (R) Virginia-62
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Scott (R) Virginia-63
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paul Milde (R) Virginia-64
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stacey Carroll (D) Virginia-64
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Josh Cole (D) Virginia-65
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bobby Orrock (R) Virginia-66
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nicole Cole (D) Virginia-66
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Hillary Pugh Kent (R) Virginia-67
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Keith Hodges (R) Virginia-68
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chad Green (R) Virginia-69
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Downey (D) Virginia-69
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Shelly Simonds (D) Virginia-70
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Amanda Batten (R) Virginia-71
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jessica Anderson (D) Virginia-71
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lee Ware (R) Virginia-72
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Leslie Mehta (D) Virginia-73
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Earley (R) Virginia-73
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Cherry (R) Virginia-74
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Carrie Coyner (R) Virginia-75
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lindsey Dougherty (D) Virginia-75
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Debra Gardner (D) Virginia-76
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Charlie Schmidt (D) Virginia-77
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Betsy Carr (D) Virginia-78
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rae Cousins (D) Virginia-79
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Destiny LeVere Bolling (D) Virginia-80
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Delores McQuinn (D) Virginia-81
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kim Adams (D) Virginia-82
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kim Taylor (R) Virginia-82
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Otto Wachsmann (R) Virginia-83
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nadarius Clark (D) Virginia-84
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cia Price (D) Virginia-85
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
A.C. Cordoza (R) Virginia-86
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Virgil Thornton (D) Virginia-86
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeion Ward (D) Virginia-87
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Don Scott (D) Virginia-88
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Baxter Ennis (R) Virginia-89
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kacey Carnegie (D) Virginia-89
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jay Leftwich (R) Virginia-90
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cliff Hayes (D) Virginia-91
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bonita Anthony (D) Virginia-92
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jackie Glass (D) Virginia-93
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Hernandez (D) Virginia-94
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alex Askew (D) Virginia-95
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kelly Fowler (D) Virginia-96
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michael Feggans (D) Virginia-97
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Barry Knight (R) Virginia-98
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Anne Ferrell Tata (R) Virginia-99
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rob Bloxom (R) Virginia-100
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Number
SB176
Motion Text
N/a
Motion Date
N/A
Motion Result
N/a
Vote type
Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Timmy French (R) Virginia-1
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Obenshain (R) Virginia-2
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Head (R) Virginia-3
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Suetterlein (R) Virginia-4
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Travis Hackworth (R) Virginia-5
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Todd Pillion (R) Virginia-6
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Stanley (R) Virginia-7
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Mark Peake (R) Virginia-8
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tammy Mulchi (R) Virginia-9
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Luther Cifers (R) Virginia-10
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Creigh Deeds (D) Virginia-11
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Glen Sturtevant (R) Virginia-12
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lashrecse Aird (D) Virginia-13
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lamont Bagby (D) Virginia-14
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ghazala Hashmi (D) Virginia-15
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Jones (D) Virginia-15
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) Virginia-16
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Emily Jordan (R) Virginia-17
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Louise Lucas (D) Virginia-18
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Christie Craig (R) Virginia-19
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill DeSteph (R) Virginia-20
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Angelia Graves (D) Virginia-21
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Aaron Rouse (D) Virginia-22
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mamie Locke (D) Virginia-23
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danny Diggs (R) Virginia-24
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Richard Stuart (R) Virginia-25
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ryan McDougle (R) Virginia-26
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tara Durant (R) Virginia-27
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bryce Reeves (R) Virginia-28
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeremy McPike (D) Virginia-29
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Danica Roem (D) Virginia-30
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Russet Perry (D) Virginia-31
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Kannan Srinivasan (D) Virginia-32
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) Virginia-33
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Scott Surovell (D) Virginia-34
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dave Marsden (D) Virginia-35
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stella Pekarsky (D) Virginia-36
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Saddam Salim (D) Virginia-37
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jennifer Boysko (D) Virginia-38
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adam Ebbin (D) Virginia-39
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D) Virginia-39
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Barbara Favola (D) Virginia-40
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0

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