Alaskans have had two elections under ranked-choice voting (RCV), and we’ve had two great lessons on how awful a system it is. Fortunately, someone stepped up to do something about it: Phil Izon of Alaskans for Honest Elections. On Monday, the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) released their interview with Mr. Izon, describing in detail how RCV was pushed on Alaska, how he decided to fight back, how he got a repeal on the ballot for this fall — and in so doing provided a blueprint for other states faced with this terrible idea.
One man, it seems, can still make a difference.
AMAC Action: How did ranked-choice voting come into being in Alaska?
Phil: Ranked-choice voting was pushed in Alaska with 99 percent out-of-state money. It came from a citizens’ initiative. They flew people from out-of-state to Alaska to get signatures [from people] that were not Alaskans. They…
