Effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting still holds narrow lead
Ballot Measure 2, the effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primaries, was winning slightly as election results continued to come in early Wednesday, with about 97% of Alaska precincts counted.
Alaska Measure 2 Election Results: Repeal Ranked-Choice Voting
This measure would eliminate the top-four primary system and ranked-choice voting in general elections.
Four states reject ranked-choice voting, approved in District
Alaska and Maine already use ranked-choice voting, which supporters say could lead to more moderate politics. But it has been rejected in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon.
Repeal of Alaska’s ranked choice pulls ahead as election results continue to come in
Ballot Measure 2, the effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primaries, was winning slightly as election results continued to come in early Nov. 6, with about 93% of Alaska precincts counted.
Votes to repeal Alaska’s open primaries, ranked choice voting are narrowly ahead
More Alaskans voted to repeal the state’s open primary and ranked choice voting system than voted against the measure, among the roughly 70% of the votes counted through early Wednesday. There were 120,
Alaska voters appear split on ranked choice voting
With more than 100,000 ballots counted, 50.5% of votes were in favor of a ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s voting system.
Ranked Choice Voting Initiatives Massively Fail
Initiatives related to ranked choice voting) in political primaries and general elections were on the ballots in eight statesandelectoralsystemballotmeasures,2024) and the District of Columbia. On the ballots were also an initiative that would repeal ranked choice voting (RCV) and restore plurality elections in Alaska,
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Opinion
Ranked-Choice Voting Rejection
Despite a well-funded push, voters in red and blue states say no to this electoral gimmick.
Several incumbent Alaska legislators trail in preliminary election results
Preliminary election results Tuesday night showed several incumbent Alaska legislators trailing behind their challengers. On the line is control of both the House and Senate, which can have a significant impact on the types of bills that become law,
Alaska's U.S. House race close as early votes roll in
Republican challenger Nick Begich III was ahead of Democratic incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola in Alaska's U.S. House race with more than 90% of precincts reporting early Wednesday morning. The final result likely won't be known until Nov.
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While Alaskans remain split over ranked choice voting, voters in other states reject it
Ranked choice voting and open primaries were voted down in several states. Alaska’s effort to repeal the system is still too ...
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Ranked-choice voting measure fails in Colorado
The initiative drew big spending numbers both for and against, the Colorado Sun reported, as organizers pushed for Colorado ...
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Ranked Choice Voting Initiatives Massively Fail (opinion)
On the ballots were also an initiative that would repeal ranked choice voting (RCV) and restore plurality elections in ...