Ballot Measure 2: Will Alaskans repeal ranked-choice voting
WEB4 days ago · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As supporters of ditching the state’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting say a series of candidate withdrawals and a recent court case highlights a flawed, confusing system worthy of repeal, supporters insist the system should be kept because it continues working as intended to gives voters more choices including third-party candidates.
Ranked-choice voting that has rocked Alaska politics faces …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a...
Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked choice repeal ... - Alaska …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · A ballot measure that could repeal Alaska’s ranked choice election system is headed to a vote in November, the Alaska Supreme Court confirmed Thursday. In a brief order, the court’s five members upheld a lower court decision that certified Ballot Measure 2, which would repeal the laws that created the state’s ranked choice general ...
EXPLAINER: How ranked choice voting works in Alaska | AP News
WEBNov 9, 2022 · Alaska voters in 2020 approved a system that includes open primaries and ranked voting in general elections and the state Supreme Court upheld the system in a legal challenge earlier this year. Maine was the first state to go with ranked choice voting for certain races, but no others have followed.
Alaska Supreme Court clears the way for ranked choice repeal …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The Alaska Supreme Court has cleared the way for a measure aimed at repealing the state’s new open primary and ranked choice general election system to remain on the November ballot.
Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 25, 2024 · Alaska’s new electoral system — with open primaries and ranked-choice voting — has been a model for voters in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box.
The latest vote tallies in Alaska's first ranked choice general ...
WEBNov 23, 2022 · Alaska held its first ranked choice general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The ranked choice tabulation happened on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The vote tallies below include the tabulation for...
Alaska ranked choice repeal measure wins first round of legal
WEBJun 11, 2024 · An Anchorage Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a proposed ballot measure that seeks to roll back the state’s elections system to what it was before 2020.
Why Alaska uses ranked choice voting and what we know about …
WEBSep 15, 2022 · Why does Alaska use ranked choice voting? Alaskans passed Ballot Measure 2 in 2020, which shifted the state to the new voting system. It passed narrowly, with a total of 50.55% of the vote,...
Alaska voters enacted ranked choice voting. Why do some
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Proponents of Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system said it makes elections more competitive and improved representation because candidates across the political spectrum...