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This November, Alaska voters face a pivotal choice with Ballot Measure Two—a sweeping reform that could reshape how elections work. At its heart is ranked choice voting, designed to ensure winners have broad support by letting voters rank candidates and have their vote transfer if their first choice doesn’t win. It’s especially appealing in a state where 63% of voters are independent, offering a path beyond the traditional two-party binary. But it’s not all good news: the measure also rolls back open primaries and weakens recent campaign finance transparency rules. Voters must weigh whether RCV’s promise of fairer representation outweighs these potential setbacks—making this one of the most consequential ballot decisions in Alaska’s history.

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