[image: lwv msn logo.png] *OPPOSE SB 593 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=593&year=2024&sessiontype=RS, a bill to prohibit Ranked Choice Voting.*
*On Senate Government Organization Committee https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/wv-senate-government-organization-committee/ agenda, **10 a.m., Thursday, Feb 15**.*
This bill would prohibit ranked choice voting (RCV) in any West Virginia election. RCV is used successfully in a number of other states and localities. A prohibition runs counter to the position taken by LWVWV in 2021:
*LWVWV position on Ranked Choice Voting:* LWVWV supports legislation that assures that the candidate preferred by the majority of voters will be the winner of the election. The League supports Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), initially to elect West Virginia Supreme Court Justices, with consideration to expand RCV for future elections.
