Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting

Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system survived, while Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich defeated Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, according to the unofficial results released on Wednesday. The Alaska Division of Elections completed the ranked choice tabulations for all nine races in which no candidate received more than 50% of first-preference ballots. The division is targeting Nov. 30 as the date by which it will certify the results. There will be another tabulation completed then. Until that is completed, the results are unofficial, although unlikely to change. Any group of 10 voters can ask for a recount on the ballot measure to repeal the ranked choice within five days of the results being certified. Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Beacon.

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