Supporters of the system say it can make elections more civil and force candidates to seek out widespread support. Alaska is using this new system because of a narrowly passed 2020 ballot measure.
“It really is very hard to strategize either as a candidate or as a voter,” said Jim Muller, a political expert from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Muller said he would not be surprised if Alaskans vote to scrap this new method after the midterms because of some reports of confusion. In August, Rep. Mary Peltola won a special election for the late Rep. Don Young’s House seat. Ranked choice voting played a big role as Republicans Nick Begich and Sarah Palin split the conservative vote and did not encourage their supporters to put the other as a backup option.
Alaska Democratic Party executive director Lindsay Kavanaugh said in a statement, “Ahead of…the August 16, 2022, Special General Election, the Alaska Democratic Party consistently encouraged voters to rank candidates whose values most closely aligned with their own. As the Special General Election results showed, voters did just that, and Alaskans now have a Democratic voice speaking for them in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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