The radical Left has been fighting to change everything about the electoral process in our nation.
But patriotic Americans are pushing back and they won’t give up until our republic is secured.
And Alaskans are set to vote on a ballot measure that could have an impact on future elections.
Rank choice voting can “quickly make an impact” on elections
Rank choice voting is a system that allows citizens to rank multiple candidates in an election.
The process can involve multiple rounds of counting if no one receives 50 percent of the vote as the number one choice.
Each round sees the lowest vote-getter eliminated and the new number one choices are counted.
The counting continues through as many rounds as it takes for there to be a 50 percent majority.
In 2020, the state of Alaska voted to put the system in place.
According to an NPR article from 2022, they saw it “quickly make an impact” when a long-held GOP seat was taken by Democrat Mary Peltola.
But Alaskan voters are already talking about eliminating the new way of voting.
The nonprofit group Stop RCV is leading the effort.
RCV opponents say it “benefits those who have more time”
Stop RCV is an anti-rank choice group that wants to prevent the practice from continuing to spread across our country.
They say rank choice makes voting “more complicated, more partisan, and less transparent.”
Stop RCV raised concerns that the process creates “more delays and longer lines at polling places” due to the time that it takes to fill out a ballot.
The group argued that the complicated nature of the ballots leads to “new opportunities to make a mistake,” which could result in people not voting the way they intended.
Stop RCV also argued that it benefits the “elites” over the average citizen.
“In an RCV election, voters may get more power if they rank more candidates. But that means, rather than identifying one candidate to support, voters must research multiple candidates,” they said.
The group is worried that this level of research “benefits those who have more time and access to information.”
Now Alaska is opening the door to see if people really want this process in their state.
Alaskans set to vote on repealing rank choice voting
This November, Alaskans will vote on Ballot Measure 2, which will determine whether their government ditches rank choice voting.
News outlets are making their preferences known ahead of the consequential vote.
In an editorial published in Anchorage Daily News, they wrote that “Alaska’s short history with ranked choice voting has so far been a strong success.”
The editorial board argued that it forces candidates “to consider the preferences of all their constituents, not just the party faithful.”
The Washington Examiner said that the system resulted in Republicans in the ticket losing due to indecision by GOP voters.
They argued that Democrat Mary Peltola only won because of “two Republicans splitting the vote.”
And that resulted in a long-held Republican district flipping to Democrat.
Patriot Political will keep you up-to-date on any developments to this ongoing story.
