Alaska voters aren't ditching ranked choice voting, top-four primaries

This is the second time Alaskans voted down an effort to repeal the state's unique election system, which voters first approved in 2020. A repeal effort in 2024 also failed narrowly.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5191x3461+0+0/resize/5191x3461!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2F04%2F692982c643afb52e86b590ea8647%2Fap26307845117065.jpg' alt='A voter walks into a booth at the Valley Bible Chalet to cast his ballot on Election Day, Nov. 3, in Indian, Alaska.'/><p>This is the second time Alaskans voted down an effort to repeal the state's unique election system, which voters first approved in 2020. A repeal effort in 2024 also failed narrowly.</p><p>(Image credit: Lindsey Wasson)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6034952' />