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Our call — vote YES
The measure
Ballot Measure 2 is a citizen-initiated statute on Alaska's November 3, 2026 ballot. It would repeal the election system Alaska adopted in 2020 — top-four primaries followed by ranked-choice general elections — and restore the previous system of party primaries and plurality winners. It would also repeal the 2020 campaign-finance provision requiring disclosure of the "true source" of contributions over $2,000 that were derived from donations, dues, or gifts.
What YES does
A yes vote eliminates top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting, restores party primaries and plurality general elections, and repeals the true-source disclosure requirement for larger derived contributions.
What NO does
A no vote keeps the 2020 system in place: top-four primaries, ranked-choice general elections, and the existing true-source disclosure rule.
The math
No fiscal note for this measure was published on its Ballotpedia page.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
Ranked-choice voting and top-four primaries blur accountability: candidates advance and win without ever earning a majority of a party's voters, and the counting process obscures who actually chose the winner. Restoring party primaries and plurality elections returns a system voters understand — one candidate, one vote, most votes wins. We count the repeal of the true-source disclosure rule as a cost, but it does not outweigh restoring straightforward elections.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia — Alaska Ballot Measure 2 measure page (accessed October 25, 2026)
- Ballotpedia — 2026 ballot measures — https://ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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