Two weeks after Election Day, Alaska voters finally know the fate of their election system.
Advocates of ranked choice voting say the method already adopted by several Michigan communities could be the key to less volatile elections.
More than 3 million people across the nation voted for better elections through ranked choice voting.
Oak Park residents have voted to implement ranked choice voting for village board elections.
Voters in four states; Washington, DC; and two other cities will vote on ballot measures to bring RCV to their elections.
Voters in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, D.C., will vote on propositions to adopt ranked choice voting.
Measure 117 would establish ranked choice voting, a fast growing election reform with a proven track record in Oregon and elsewhere.
Idahoans for Open Primaries signed up thousands of Idahoans to get Proposition 1 on the November ballot.
With the growing demand for more choices, there may well be a stronger and more experienced candidate next time who bucks the spoiler problem and runs.
Alaska and Maine already use RCV for their presidential elections. Pennsylvania should follow suit.