JUNEAU, AK – Ranked choice voting and open primaries likely boosted political diversity and representation in the new Alaska legislature, specifically for Independents. That’s according to new analysis from Sightline Institute that compared the political party, age, gender, and racial makeup of the state’s legislative classes from 2008 to 2022. Other groups—younger people, women, and […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – The politically mixed results of Alaska’s midterm election, announced tonight by the state’s Division of Elections, reflected the independent streak of Alaska voters. In the state’s first regular ranked-choice general election, the pairing of the open top-four primary with ranked choice voting yielded a group of winning candidates that, collectively, is moderate […]
