Nearly 50 Alaskans spoke at a hearing on House Bill 4, which would repeal ranked choice voting — the majority of them against scrapping a system adopted by ballot measure just three years ago.
Rob Welton of Douglas testifies against House Bill 4, which would repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska, on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. a hearing
“For many years, voters have highlighted the lack of trust in our election process,” she said at the start of the hearing. “Ranked choice voting has exacerbated that, because it must be counted by the use of a computer, using an algorithm instead of people being able to simply count and tally a vote.”
“I think RCV is working,” said Rob Welton of Douglas. “You look at where Peltola and Murkowski were recently elected – moderates who can reach across the aisle and they’re already decreasing the national temperature at the Congress level, which is good.” of ranked choice voting and she’s now the Senate majority leader. That’s one reason the repeal bill stands a slim chance of becoming law.
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