Today, November 5, Repeal Now make a special delivery to the Department of Elections on behalf of Alaskans taking a stand against ranked-choice voting. Although initiative sponsors only needed to gather a minimum of 34,098 signatures, the number of signatures delivered to DOE exceed 48,000. This means approximately 12-13% of registered voters want Alaskans to reconsider rank-choice voting in the 2026 election.
Alaska is one of two states that operates rank-choice voting for state-wide elections. Maine was the first to implement the new voting mechanism in 2018. Alaska followed suit in 2020. 12 additional states plus the District of Columbia have authorized the use of RCV for specific types of elections, but not for state elections.
48,000 Alaskans believe removing RCV and returning to a straightforward voting system will improve election integrity, increase voters’ trust, and improve our great state. What do you think? Let us know if you agree or disagree in the comments below.