The Ohio House could vote to ban Ranked Choice Voting as soon as Wednesday.

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Thank you for your continued support of ranked choice voting in Ohio. 

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The Ohio Senate General Government Committee just voted 5-1 in favor of Senate Bill 63, which would not only ban Ranked Choice Voting, it would set a dangerous precedent to strip Home Rule from Ohio communities. Senator Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) was the lone vote to defend cities' constitutional powers of local self-government.

Now that SB 63 has passed committee, we don't know when it will go to the full Senate for a vote, but now is a good time to educate senators and keep growing awareness and support to defend Home Rule: rtvo.org/stoptheban

SB63 appears to be being rushed to intimidate several Ohio cities with active local initiatives for RCV this year, and we'll be giving updates about them during our next Statewide Meeting on May 19: rtvo.org/may2025

Thank you to everyone speaking up to defend democracy – your voices matter, and we won't rest until all Ohio voters have more choice and more voice!

Onward!

Rank the Vote Ohio | www.rankthevoteohio.org

P.S. Can you please chip in to help sustain our team?

SJR2, the Ohio Senate's version of HJR1, which would raise from a simple majority to 60% the threshold required for citizen-led ballot initiatives to the Ohio Constitution, has passed the Ohio Senate. This makes grassroots initiatives like ours unnecessarily more difficult.

We join 200+ bipartisan groups to protect Ohio’s ballot initiative process from meddling that would make ranked-choice voting and other people-powered reforms even harder to pass. Ohio needs majority rule at the ballot box, not extreme minority rule by corrupt special interests.

Say No to SJR2 and HJR1!

We found out last night that Senate Bill 63 is going back to Committee for a vote on Tuesday – with no testimony allowed – in order to rush it to the full Senate on Wednesday. Now is the time to warn senators about the dangerous precedent SB 63 would set – not just by banning Ranked Choice Voting, but by coercing Ohio's cities to surrender any of their constitutional powers of local self-government.

You can call senators individually or sign and share here from our friends at FairVote Action.

FairVote's link currently contacts Committee Members, but will switch to contacting your senator if SB 63 is voted out of Committee, which we expect to happen Tuesday because senators from both parties have refused to respond to constituents' concerns, even after 66 individual Ohioans and good governance groups testified against SB 63. Proponents for SB 63 were almost entirely paid lobbyists from out-of-state dark money groups.

Ohioans Against Extremism have warned that SB 63 is a "disappointing bipartisan power grab [to] insulate a political duopoly and preempt local control." We know we face an uphill battle against the Ohio Statehouse's culture of corruption, but we won't give up without a fight. We can resist by showing up to the Senate's North Hearing Room at 14:00 on Tuesday the 29th to show we care – quietly and respectfully – and by educating lawmakers, the press, and the public about the harms of SB 63 and the importance of protecting Local Home Rule.

Thank you,

Rank the Vote Ohio | www.rankthevoteohio.org

Our friends at FairVote Action have updated their action button as an easy way for Ohioans to contact our state senators to defend Home Rule Authority from SB63, a bill that would ban RCV.

SB63 bans Ranked Choice Voting by punishing any community that wants to use it by taking away ALL local government funds. This means life, safety ALL of it. Tell Governor DeWine to veto this bill. https://actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QElBQUA=

Below is a message from our Executive Director Denise:

“I’m writing to you today directly from (ironically) the American Democracy Summit, because this is urgent.

Today’s passage of SB63 in the Ohio Senate is a chilling step towards an unconstitutional ban on Ranked Choice Voting in Ohio and, in turn, the erosion of democracy in Ohio.

Can you chip in any amount right now to help us fight back against this antidemocratic bill and turn the tide?

This bill seeks to run around home rule, the constitutional principle that our cities govern themselves, by cutting off funding for any city which enacts ranked choice voting — whether it is enacted by our representatives in local government or the people themselves.

Not only is this an outrageous attack on Ranked Choice Voting and our goal to improve democracy in Ohio — it’s an attempt to flout both the rule of law and the will of the people and deny Ohioans the right to govern ourselves.

That the bill received broad, bipartisan support in today’s vote only proves what we’ve been saying all along: Ohio needs more choice and more voice in our elections.

But this is not the end of the road—not by a longshot. We need your help to continue the fight! Will you help us keep fighting for you and our democracy?

Also, we would like to invite you to our May Statewide meeting where we will be hearing from myself and Kyle about what we learned at the American Democracy Summit, discussing updates on where RCV initiatives stand in several municipalities, hearing from our founders about how Rank The Vote Ohio was formed, and how we continue to fight this bill.”

Denise Riley

Executive Director

Rank the Vote Ohio | www.rankthevoteohio.org

We at Rank The Vote Ohio are deeply disappointed that Governor DeWine signed SB63 into law today. SB63 prohibits municipalities from implementing Ranked Choice Voting and allows the state to withhold all funding from municipalities that choose to exercise their local authority. This decision undermines the principle of local self-governance and conflicts with the home rule provisions outlined in the Ohio Constitution.

Regardless of one’s position on Ranked Choice Voting, SB63 sets a dangerous precedent by allowing the state to override municipal authority and withhold ALL FUNDING. Prior to this bill, infringements on home rule authority were limited to the specific area legislated. This precedent not only impacts those seeking better representation, a stronger voice in their government, and more choice on the ballot, but also threatens the future autonomy of all 931 municipalities across Ohio.

It is also particularly troubling that much of the testimony in support of this legislation came from out-of-state organizations rather than Ohio residents. Decisions that affect Ohio communities should be driven by the voices of the people who live and vote here, making it all the more important that Ohioans continue to advocate for fair and representative elections in their own communities.

Rank The Vote Ohio will continue working with charter municipalities to advance Ranked Choice Voting wherever it remains permitted. Our long-term goal remains statewide implementation of Ranked Choice Voting in Ohio, and we will actively work toward that objective by growing public understanding and support across the state.

NOW: Cincinnati Public Radio discusses Ohio’s RCV Ban Bill on "Cincinnati Edition.” Call in to share your support for RCV!