Gov. Murkowski? – How to defeat her with RCV
It may be possible to use RCV strategically against Murkowski to accomplish two objectives. To deny her the election victory and to show voters how Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) can be used to sway elections
Duplicate petition to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting is pulled to avoid confusion in round 2 effort
Phil Izon, who spearheaded the effort to give Alaskans a chance to repeal ranked-choice voting in the November 2024 election, has decided to pull his second ballot measure aimed at taking out RCV. Ultimately, RCV survived by less than 1% of the vote. Since
OPINION: How to weaponize ranked-choice against 16 AK lawmakers
RCV gives Alaskans a unique tool to use against the Democrats and their Vichy Republican collaborators to regain control of our state legislature.
OPINION: Weaponizing Alaska’s ranked-choice voting is feasible – Part 1
A quick summary of this strategy is that it might be possible for political parties to control elections in Alaska using RCV. Here is an example of how this could work.
OPINION: It’s time to weaponize Alaska’s ranked-choice voting
Political parties could weaponize RCV against their opponents if they want to act strategically. Let me explain how this might
GOP to request recount of Alaska’s ranked-choice repeal vote
The Alaska Republican Party will request a statewide recount and review of the election results for Ballot Measure 2, which sought to repeal Alaska’s controversial ranked choice voting
Alaska Judges to the People: “Obey OUR rules, while we ignore yours’
So, how did RCV pass muster in 2020 with its proposed three-subjects? It didn’t. The Attorney General Kevin Clarkson immediately rejected it on precisely these grounds. A law is a law is a
Effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting fails
The grassroots effort to repeal Alaska’s controversial ranked-choice voting system fell short of its goal. After counting roughly 320,000 ballots, Ballot Measure 2 lost by just 664 votes – 160,619 to 159,955 – or 50.1% to 49.9%. Alaska’s
UPDATE: Ranked Choice repeal remains on track to pass
The monumental effort to repeal Alaska’s highly controversial and confusing ranked-choice voting system appears to have succeeded by the narrowest of
EDITORIAL: Alaska’s one chance to end ranked-choice and avoid a RINO stampede
Those who want a return to Alaska’s historic voting system, must vote Yes on 2. We probably won’t get a second
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