PRINCIPLE IX :
Stop Billionaire-Concocted Election Schemes
Principle IX Checklist for Election Integrity
A. Prohibit Ranked Choice Voting, National Popular Vote (to Replace the Electoral College) and Other Artificial Voting Methods
- Ban ranked choice voting (RCV) in all elections (primary, general, special) for local, state, or federal offices, prohibiting systems that allow ranking multiple candidates or reallocating votes.
- Prohibit participation in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact or any similar reforms that alter the Electoral College by awarding electors based on national popular vote rather than state results.
- Broadly target and ban other "artificial or experimental" voting methods that dilute voter intent or alter constitutional structures, including any that conflict with one-person-one-vote principles.
- Ban open primaries and jungle primaries
B. Protect One Person, One Vote, and America’s Constitutional Framework in Voting and Elections
- Reaffirm and protect the one-person-one-vote principle by prohibiting systems that allow multiple votes per office or vote transfers/reallocations, ensuring each voter casts only one vote per position without dilution.
- Preserve the Electoral College's constitutional framework by barring state laws or compacts that undermine its federalist design, ensuring balanced representation across states.
- Enforce prohibitions through investigations, injunctive relief, and penalties, voiding any conflicting local ordinances or elections conducted under banned methods.
Model Laws for Principle IX. Stop Billionaire-Concocted Election Schemes
Some election schemes are designed and funded outside the normal democratic process and can undermine the principle that each citizen casts one clear, equal vote under a familiar, constitutional framework. This Principle provides Model Laws to prevent the adoption of ranked‑choice and similar experimental voting methods, to keep the State out of national‑popular‑vote compacts, and to preserve straightforward one‑person‑one‑vote elections and traditional party‑nomination structures. Together, these measures help ensure that core election rules cannot be quietly transformed by novel systems that confuse voters, dilute votes, or bypass the Electoral College.
Index – Model Laws for Principle IX: One Person, One Vote
- One Person, One Vote and Election Method Integrity Act
Bans ranked‑choice and similar “experimental” voting methods, bars participation in the National Popular Vote interstate compact, prohibits open and jungle/top‑two primaries, and enforces a one‑person‑one‑vote standard with remedies and penalties for elections conducted under prohibited schemes.
Model Laws: One Person, One Vote and Election Method Integrity Act
Section 1. Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the "One Person, One Vote and Election Method Integrity Act."
Section 2. Definitions.
(A) "Ranked‑choice voting" or "RCV" means any method of casting and tabulating ballots that allows a voter to rank multiple candidates for the same office in order of preference and that reallocates or transfers votes based on those rankings in multiple rounds.
(B) "Open primary" means a primary election in which any registered voter may vote in any party’s primary without being a member of that party.
(C) "Jungle primary" or "top‑two/top‑four primary" means a primary election in which all candidates, regardless of party, appear on the same ballot and the top vote‑getters advance to the general election.
(D) "National Popular Vote Interstate Compact" means any interstate compact or agreement that attempts to allocate a State’s presidential electors based on the national popular vote for President rather than the popular vote within this State.
(E) "Artificial or experimental voting method" means any voting or tabulation system that:
(1) Allows a voter to cast more than one effective vote for a given office;
(2) Reallocates or transfers votes among candidates after ballots are cast; or
(3) Otherwise alters the constitutionally grounded framework of one‑person‑one‑vote or the federal Electoral College.
Section 3. One Person, One Vote Requirement.
(A) For each office on the ballot, each qualified voter shall be entitled to cast one vote, and each vote shall be counted as a single, undiluted expression of the voter’s choice.
(B) No election method shall be used that allows a voter to cast, transfer, or have counted more than one effective vote for the same office, or that reallocates votes among candidates after the ballot is cast.
Section 4. Prohibition of Ranked‑Choice Voting and Similar Methods.
(A) Ranked‑choice voting is prohibited in all elections held in this State, including primary, general, special, and local elections.
(B) No jurisdiction within this State may adopt or use any voting method that:
(1) Allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference for the same office; or
(2) Uses multi‑round tabulation, elimination, transfer, or reallocation of votes based on preferences.
(C) Any law, charter provision, ordinance, or regulation authorizing ranked‑choice voting or a substantially similar method is void and of no effect on or after the effective date of this Act.
Section 5. Preservation of the Electoral College; Prohibition of National Popular Vote Compacts.
(A) This State shall not enter into, remain in, or give effect to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact or any similar compact or agreement under which the State’s presidential electors are awarded based on the national popular vote rather than the popular vote within this State.
(B) No statute, compact, agreement, or regulation may allocate the State’s presidential electors in a manner that conflicts with the constitutional structure of the Electoral College or with the one‑person‑one‑vote principle as applied within this State.
(C) Any attempted entry into such a compact or agreement shall be null and void and shall not bind this State or its officials.
Section 6. Prohibition of Open and Jungle Primaries.
(A) Primary elections for partisan offices shall be conducted using closed or party‑controlled nomination processes as provided by law; open primaries and jungle or top‑two/top‑four primaries are prohibited.
(B) No jurisdiction within this State may conduct a primary election in which:
(1) Voters who are not members of a party select that party’s nominees; or
(2) All candidates for an office, regardless of party, appear on the same primary ballot and a fixed number of top candidates advance to the general election without regard to party nomination rules.
(C) Any conflicting local ordinance, charter provision, or regulation authorizing open or jungle primaries is preempted and void.
Section 7. Prohibition of Other Artificial or Experimental Voting Methods.
(A) No election in this State may be conducted using any artificial or experimental voting method that:
(1) Dilutes voter intent by allowing multiple effective votes per office;
(2) Transfers or reallocates votes after ballots are cast; or
(3) Alters the State’s constitutional or statutory framework in a manner inconsistent with one‑person‑one‑vote or the federal structure of presidential elections.
(B) The [Chief Election Official] may issue guidance identifying specific methods that violate this section, and such guidance shall be considered persuasive authority for courts and local jurisdictions.
Section 8. Enforcement, Remedies, and Penalties.
(A) The [Attorney General] and [Chief Election Official] shall have authority to investigate alleged violations of this Act and to bring civil actions to enjoin the use or implementation of prohibited election methods.
(B) Any citizen, voter, or candidate may seek declaratory or injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent an election from being conducted under a method prohibited by this Act, or to challenge an election conducted in violation of this Act.
(C) Courts may:
(1) Enjoin the use of prohibited methods;
(2) Order corrective measures or new elections where necessary; and
(3) Award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to prevailing plaintiffs.
(D) Election officials or jurisdictions that knowingly adopt or administer an election using a prohibited method may be subject to civil penalties as provided by law.
Section 9. Severability and Implementation.
(A) The provisions of this Act are severable. If any provision or its application is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
(B) This Act shall be codified in [Title __, Chapter__ of the State Election Code], and any conflicting provision of law is repealed or preempted to the extent of the conflict.
(C) This Act shall take effect on [date], and shall apply to elections scheduled or conducted on or after that date.
Principle 9 Appendix
Private funding bans
NCSL – “Prohibiting Private Funding of Elections.”
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/prohibiting-private-funding-of-elections
Election Innovation Lab – overview of private‑funding bans.
https://electioninnovation.org/research/overview-of-private-funding-bans/
Ballotpedia – laws governing private funding of elections.
https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_the_private_funding_of_elections
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) – “Banning Private Funding and Influence in Election Administration Act.”
https://alec.org/model-policy/banning-private-funding-and-influence-in-election-administration-act/
Foreign funding in ballot measures
Ballotpedia – foreign spending in ballot‑measure campaigns.
https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_foreign_spending_in_ballot_measure_campaigns
Ranked‑choice voting bans
Ballotpedia news – state ranked-choice voting (RCV) bans (example: Indiana becomes 19th state to ban RCV).
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/03/03/the-ballot-bulletin-indiana-becomes-the-19th-state-to-ban-ranked-choice-voting/
NCSL / Ballotpedia overview pages on RCV adoption and repeal (to be added as your team selects citations).
Reports and model resources
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
No Taxpayer Money for Lobbying by Political Subdivisions Act
https://alec.org/model-policy/no-taxpayer-money-for-lobbying-by-political-subdivisions-act/
Prohibiting Foreign Funding from Ballot Measures Act
https://alec.org/model-policy/prohibiting-foreign-funding-from-ballot-measures-act/
Protecting Election Administration from Private Funding and Influence Act
https://alec.org/model-policy/banning-private-funding-and-influence-in-election-administration-act/
One Citizen, One Vote Act
https://alec.org/model-policy/safeguard-american-votes-and-elections-act-save-act/
Statement of Principles for Presidential Elections
https://alec.org/model-policy/draft-statement-of-principles-for-presidential-elections/
Honest Elections Project (HEP)
The Zuck Bucks 2.0 Certification and Disclosures Act
https://honestelections.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/OLD-HEP_Model-Bill-Zuck-Bucks_v2.pdf
The Stop Zuck Bucks 2.0 Act
https://honestelections.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/OLD-HEP_Model-Bill-Stop-Zuck-Bucks-2.0_v3.pdf