Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law earlier this week to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in the state.
Senate Bill 63, sponsored by State Sen. Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, and State Sen. William DeMora, D-Columbus, will generally ban the use of ranked choice voting, withhold Local Government Fund distributions from a municipality or chartered county that uses ranked choice voting, and make changes to election petition records.
Ranked choice voting allows voters to vote for candidates in order of preference instead of choosing just one.
