Margins continue to tighten for Alaska ballot measure seeking to repeal ranked choice voting
Alaska elections officials added more than 8,500 ballots to the statewide count Wednesday afternoon, but the new ballots didn’t change the leaders of any races. More significantly, the Alaska Division of Elections reported almost 5,
Alaska votes to keep ranked choice voting in place
Alaska retained ranked choice voting after residents defeated a ballot measure to repeal the reform system by a close margin, according to state elections officials. Unofficial results show Alaskans voted 50.
Alaska’s ranked choice repeal measure fails by 664 votes
Phil Izon, who led the campaign in support of the ballot measure, said he planned to submit a recount request once the election is certified.
Alaska Keeps Ranked Choice Voting by Razor-Thin Margin
By the narrowest of margins, Alaska will keep its ranked choice voting (RCV) system. In 2020, Alaskan voters passed Ballot Measure 2, which replaced the state's traditional voting system with RCV. The measure passed narrowly,
Election update: Begich declares victory, margin for ranked choice repeal now under 900 votes
Alaskans have spoken,” Begich said. “It will be the honor of a lifetime to have the opportunity to serve as your voice in Congress.”
Vote count tightens for repealing Alaska’s ranked choice system
A day after the votes for keeping Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system overtook those to repeal it, the vote count tightened on Tuesday. The votes against the ballot measure to repeal the system are only 45 votes ahead of those in favor of repeal,
Ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system is now failing by 192 votes
The ballot measure that would repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system is now failing by the narrowest of margins, according to the latest results update from the Division of Elections on Monday.
Ranked choice repeal ballot measure now failing by just 45 votes after Nov. 19 results update
The ballot measure that would repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system is now failing by the narrowest of margins, according to the latest results update from the Alaska Division of Elections on Nov. 18. Out of 314,056 ballots counted so far, “No” on Ballot Measure 2 now leads by 192 votes, 50.03% to 49.97%.
Ranked choice voting repeal now trailing by 45 votes ahead of final Alaska ballot count and tabulation Wednesday
The repeal effort is behind 49.99% to 50.01%. Out of 315,633 ballots counted, the gap is now 45 votes. Elections director Carol Beecher said a final count of roughly 5,800 ballots is planned for Wednesday before the ranked choice tabulation process takes place.
Ranked choice repeal ballot measure now failing by just 45 votes after Tuesday results update
A ballot measure that would repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primary system remains on track to fail, though its margin has shrunk even further, to just 45 votes. In the latest update Tuesday afternoon from the Division of Elections,
Ballot measure to repeal ranked-choice voting now failing
The measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system — which state voters approved of in 2020 — got enough signatures early this year to be placed on the ballot for vo
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