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Alaska voters decide on 2026 ranked-choice voting repeal

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Alaska voters will decide on November 3, 2026, whether to repeal Ballot Measure 2, which would eliminate the state’s ranked-choice voting system and 2020 election reforms.
Proponents argue ranked-choice voting fosters more civil campaigns and broadens voter choice.
FairVote released videos and guides detailing how ranked-choice voting would work in Alaska’s statewide races.
Polls cited show a majority of Americans, including Alaskans, support ranked-choice voting in elections.

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Alaska voters will decide on Nov 3 2026 whether to approve Ballot Measure 2, which would repeal ranked-choice voting and 2020 election reforms.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance denounced ranked-choice voting, prompting Justice Department to sue Alaska over Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.’s eligibility.
The summary notes 20 states have already banned ranked-choice voting.
Honolulu, Irvine and Longmont will vote on adopting ranked-choice voting for elections later this year.

History

San Francisco pioneered instant-runoff voting in 2002, becoming the first major U.S. city to replace runoff elections. Alaska adopted the same system statewide after voters approved Measure 2 in 2020, first used in 2022, and a 2024 referendum kept it by a 737-vote margin. A 2026 ballot now seeks repeal amid a trend that has banned RCV in 19 states.

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Ranked Choice Support

Alaska voters will decide on November 3, 2026, whether to repeal Ballot Measure 2, which would eliminate the state’s ranked-choice voting system and 2020 election reforms.
Proponents argue ranked-choice voting fosters more civil campaigns and broadens voter choice.
FairVote released videos and guides detailing how ranked-choice voting would work in Alaska’s statewide races.
Polls cited show a majority of Americans, including Alaskans, support ranked-choice voting in elections.

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