Ballot Measure 2 organizers say a same-name candidate recruited during Mary Peltola’s Senate bid has turned Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system into a liability and could help repeal it next week.
The push follows allegations that Democrats tried to confuse voters by stacking Tuesday’s ballot, a controversy that has already triggered federal legal action, a Justice Department investigation and a separate state probe.
Opponents of the 2020 election overhaul say the episode reinforces their argument that open primaries and ranked-choice general elections are too confusing for voters.
Supporters counter that ranked-choice voting gives voters backup options and reduces spoiler risks, noting a repeal referendum failed by just 737 votes two years ago.