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Updates for State Stories We’ve Been Following in North Carolina, Alaska, and Wisconsin

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024

We have updates on stories we’ve been following, including North Carolina’s Supreme Court race & a power grab by its legislature, ranked choice voting in Alaska, and more charges in Wisconsin for Donald Trump’s fake elector scheme advisors.

Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting and ‘Top 4’ Open Primaries Survive Repeal Referendum – By a Whisker

November 24, 2024November 24, 2024

With a razor-thin statewide margin of 664 votes, ranked choice voting and open primaries weathered a repeal challenge in Alaska, one of the few democracy reforms to survive the 2024 Presidential election cycle.

High Turnout of Conservative Voters Also Led to Losses for Democracy Reform in Ohio, Nevada, Colorado and Potentially Alaska

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024

Democracy reform-related citizen ballot initiatives failed November 5th, as high turnout of GOP voters and deceptive messaging overwhelmed a citizen-led redistricting commission, open primaries and ranked choice voting.

Sensing a Threat to Their Power, Idaho GOP Leaders Use Every Lever to Stop Open Primaries & Ranked Choice Citizen Ballot Initiative

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

Apparently sensing an existential threat to their power, Idaho GOP leaders are pulling every lever to defeat an open primaries and ranked choice voting citizen initiative. The measure would allow over 275,000 independent voters to have their voices heard in primaries, and offer more choices to voters.

Spoiler Alert: Ranked Choice Voting Could Solve the Green Party and RFK Jr. ‘Spoiler Effect’

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024

Spoiler alert: Both major political parties are trying to minimize the impact of voters choosing third party candidates in the 2024 election. What could fix the “spoiler effect”, and allow third party candidates to still compete? Ranked choice voting.