Alaskans are ready to repeal ranked-choice voting
by Harry Roth
I recently visited Anchorage, Alaska, and walked the Chester Creek Trail, explored downtown Anchorage, and enjoyed the best seafood I've ever eaten. I also saw Eagle River and its gorgeous mountains, clear rivers, and majestic wildlife. Though the flight to Alaska was daunting, my time there was well worth it, and the people there were second to none.
During my trip, I was able to meet with opponents of ranked-choice voting, including leaders at Repeal Now, the group running the “Yes on 2” campaign to repeal RCV. Repeal Now put Measure 2 on the November 2026 ballot after collecting signatures from voters around the state. The Alaska Division of Elections verified 42,837 signatures, well above the threshold to qualify.
The group is now fully in campaign mode, working to raise money and educate voters ahead of the election. While most Alaskans are familiar with RCV at this point, it remains important to explain the effects of Ballot Measure No. 2 and the fact that voting “yes” is how they can repeal the system.
This November will be the second time an RCV repeal measure has appeared on the ballot there. The first campaign, run by a group called Alaskans for Honest Elections, came within 743 votes of ending RCV despite being outspent by millions of dollars.
Bethany Marcum from Repeal Now had this to say about the 2026 campaign:
"Repeal Now is thrilled with the outreach we've received from Alaskans since launching this campaign. Every day, voters from all over the state tell us they feel the momentum. We are going to make it happen this time. Then we are going to join the list of states that have banned RCV."
It’s clear that many Alaskans are fed up with the current voting system. It seems voters in this state were misled into adopting RCV in 2020, and then powerful forces spent $15 million to keep it in 2024. Now Alaskans have another chance to free themselves from ranked-choice voting once and for all.