The 2023 Oregon Legislature referred the measure to voters asking if they wanted to adopt ranked-choice voting for the nomination and election of the president of the United States, members of Congress, and the governor, secretary of state, treasurer , the attorney general and the governor of Oregon. labor commissioner.

Instead of voting for a single candidate, voters would rank the candidates in order of preference.

If the measure passes, every vote cast starting in 2028 would count as one vote for the first-ranked candidate. If one candidate received the majority of votes in that initial “round”, the election would be over.

If no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the candidate with the fewest votes would be eliminated and the votes that had been cast for him would be allocated to the next highest ranked candidate. A new round would begin and counting would continue until one candidate obtained a majority.