Alaska is not the only state where voters are deciding ranked-choice voting matters on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Colorado confirmed on Thursday that the signatures for Initiative 310, which would create a jungle primary and ranked-choice voting general election — just like Alaska’s — were sufficient to make the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
That means Colorado joins Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Oregon in having ballot measures relating to either adopting, repealing, or even pre-empting ranked-choice voting.
“This is the highest number of RCV-related statewide ballot measures on the ballot in any year,” says Ballotpedia, a website that known for high-quality election reporting.
Two more measures — one in Arizona and one in Montana — are also pending, but would require legislative action.
The Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon measures would adopt ranked-choice voting. Alaska’s would repeal it, and Missouri’s would repeal or preempt the experimental voting method.
In Nevada, ballot measures go though several stages. Approved by voters in 2022, it now must be approved by voters once again, because it is a constitutional amendment. Then, the Nevada Legislature has to adopt it.
As of now, only Alaska and Maine have adopted ranked-choice voting statewide.
The list of all the measures being considered is at this Ballotpedia link.
