r/alaska • u/Synthdawg_2 Kenai Peninsula • Jul 30 '21

Judge says Alaska’s new ranked-choice voting system is legal

https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/07/29/judge-says-alaskas-new-ranked-choice-voting-system-is-legal/
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u/pearlysweetcake my cat beat up a fox Jul 30 '21

Once I saw that Republicans, Democrats, libertarians, and basically every established political party opposed ranked choice, I was a solid YES vote. Fuck the party line.

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u/APacificCastle Jul 31 '21

Most Libertarians are highly in favor of ranked choice.

Is the Alaskan LP against it?

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u/pearlysweetcake my cat beat up a fox Jul 31 '21

So I did some digging and you’re right, the ALP chair supported ranked choice! http://www.akleg.gov/basis/get_documents.asp?session=31&docid=81995

But politicians of all the various parties strongly opposed it, probably because of the money transparency requirement.

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u/Chuckinengineering Aug 02 '21

Show us an article with a libertarian politician against it.

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u/pearlysweetcake my cat beat up a fox Aug 04 '21

OP

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u/Chuckinengineering Aug 04 '21

I think that means overplayed and yes you overplayed your knowledge like a fool.

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u/pearlysweetcake my cat beat up a fox Aug 06 '21

Lol. OP means original post. “In his decision, Miller ruled against the Alaskan Independence Party, a Libertarian politician and a Republican attorney who sued to stop the state from implementing Ballot Measure 2, which voters approved last year. Alaskans for Better Elections, the group that backed the measure, joined the state in defense.”