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Alaska ranked-choice system threatened with fresh repeal efforts

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Opponents of Alaska 's ranked-choice voting system are renewing their efforts to overhaul the voting method ahead of 2026 .

An effort to undo the system narrowly failed last month .

Alaska is one of only two states where the system is used statewide.

A petition gathered signatures to place an initiative to repeal it on the ballot this year fell short.

The majority in the state House and the state Senate for the past few cycles have been cross-party coalitions made up of Republicans , Democrats and independents.

Democratic strategist Amber Lee credited the system for causing the election of more moderate state legislators, which she said is more representative of Alaska .

Opponents of ranked-choice voting argued that the system allows the government to run more smoothly.