Alaskans will vote on a ranked-choice voting system this November

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So the primary isn't ranked choice, just the top 4 runoff?

So to get there, you still have to come in the top 4 of first preference. May not be that great for 3rd parties if Ds and Rs both have multiple legitimate candidates.

I like it though. What if a candidate gets over 50% in the primary? Still a top 4 anyway?

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Why can't they just use IRV for the first round to get a winner right away?

IRV with many candidates is extremely messy and still causes spoiler effects, better to winnow the field first (though better yet would be to use a method that passes independence of irrelevant alternatives and thus doesn't require winnowing).

I kinda like how you can't just be basically everyone's second choice and slip up to the top. You have to at least be in the top 4 in first preferences to even get going.

Having said that, they could still just do that in 1 round and have first step be to eliminate everyone who isn't in the top 4 of first preferences.

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What a nonsense! Ranked-Choice Voting only benefits Democrats!

Why would you even think that? It "helps" whichever ideology has more 3rd party voters, which can vary a lot from state to state and year to year.

With RCV, a 40-35-25 victory for a Democrat over Murkowski (I) and Palin (R) is likely off the table now unless Palin voters are really spiteful.

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Alaska Voters = Cowards for adopting RCV!

? How does actually wanting democracy in your state make you a coward?

RCV is bad, it's unconstitutional IMO!

Is there any reason for you considering it bad besides the constitution?

It unanimously favores Democrats!

If Georgia had RCV, Loeffler and Perdue probably win on Election Night. They may win in January anyway, but Warnock and Ossoff have better chances in Georgia's current system without RCV.