3 articles · Updated · Alaska Public Media News · Oct 29
Summary
Ballot Measure 2 would scrap Alaska’s ranked-choice voting, top-four open primaries and a campaign-finance rule requiring disclosure of the true source of donations above $2,000.
The repeal would restore single-choice general-election voting and party-run primaries, with each party setting whether only registered members, unaffiliated voters or all voters can participate.
Supporters of the 2020 system say the open primary weakens party control and ranked choice prevents spoiler outcomes; opponents call ranked choice confusing and say delayed tabulation undermines trust.
Money has poured in on both sides: No on 2 had raised more than $10 million by early October, while Repeal Now had raised $2.6 million, much of it from Elon Musk.
This is Alaska’s third statewide vote on the same reforms after their narrow 2020 passage and a close 2024 survival, underscoring how the fight could return again in two years.