Alaska voters reject ballot measure seeking to repeal open primaries and ranked voting system
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Summary
Alaska voters rejected a ballot measure to repeal the state’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system. The measure also would have repealed some campaign disclosure rules.Key Facts
- Voters decided the measure as part of the Nov. 3 election.
- This was the second repeal attempt rejected by voters in two years.
- Alaskans narrowly adopted the current election system in 2020, and officials first used it in 2022.
- All candidates in a race appear on the same primary ballot, and the four top vote-getters advance to the ranked-choice general election.
- The repeal measure would have restored partisan primaries and general elections where voters select one candidate.
- President Donald Trump has opposed Alaska’s system and called it confusing.
- Elon Musk was among the donors who supported the repeal effort.
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