Congressmen Hamadeh and Begich Lead Effort to End Corrupt Ranked Choice Voting Scheme on Federal Level

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of his commitment to increase faith in our elections, Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08) is proud to co-lead the Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act with Congressman Nick Begich (AK-At Large). The legislation, which amends the Help America Vote Act, will help American citizens vote by prohibiting the confusing and disenfranchising voting scheme of Ranked Choice Voting. 

Ranked Choice Voting, also known as instant-runoff voting, allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. If a majority is not reached after the initial vote, the candidate with the fewest votes gets eliminated, and votes are redistributed based on voters’ second choices. This flawed process allows for a majority party to be split between preferred candidates, thus allowing the minority candidate a pathway to victory- which would never occur in a regular election.  

“The same Democrat pawns who support allowing non-citizen voting without voter ID and same day voter registration also want to turn our democracy into a rank choice voting scheme,” said Congressman Hamadeh. “Their motives are clear – they do not want to help Americans vote - they only want to help corrupt politicians win.” 

“The nation does not need more uncertainty and confusion injected into the federal election process,” said Congressman Begich. “’One person, one vote’ is a proven tried-and-true method that is easy to understand, easy to audit, and quick to report. Experiments with our national election systems risk disenfranchisement of voters and lead to outcomes that do not represent the true will of the American people.”

“In Arizona, we see tremendous amounts of liberal out-of-state dollars pour into our state every year to try to alter our election processes. Fortunately, our citizens see through the lies of expensive glossy mailings and reject Ranked Choice Voting,” stated Congressman Hamadeh. 

Congressman Hamadeh continues to prove his commitment to restoring trust in our elections. In early April, Congressman Hamadeh joined his fellow Republicans in the successful passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which ensures that only citizens vote in our nation’s elections. 

In March, Congressman Hamadeh introduced the Voting Only Through English Act (VOTE ACT), mandating that States use only English ballots to qualify for federal election funds. 

Read Congressman Hamadeh’s bill HERE.