Huge Victory for Alaska Voters: Supreme Court Clears Path for November Vote to Repeal Ranked Choice Voting!
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No, we vote first in primary for 1 candidate only.. and it is Everyone on there, I, U, AIP, R, D.
Then after that in another election,, we have to rank.. so, I, 2, 3, 4. for example, of the top candidates who made it through.
Then it starts going by percentages as well as votes.
So, say I choose candidate A as my number 1, candidate C as my number 2, candidate B as my number 3 and candidate D as my number 4. (Please note that I don't necessarily WANT candidate B,C or D, but I HAVE to rank them or my vote is thrown out, Ok.)
So, anyway, candidate C got the least votes, so they're cut and votes "recalculated". (As long as no candidate gets over 50%+1) (Not the most votes)
Then next "round" is recalculation.
And on and on..
Problems:
This is in direct conflict with the principle of "one person, one vote". Because it recalculated votes each round, it gives some voters multiple opportunities to choose a winner. They are averaging and playing percentages.. They can get more than one candidate in there for a party, giving them an unfair advantage/percentage.
Some votes simply won't count. They're "exhausted". The voter either under-voted, over-voted or chose only candidates that didn't get advanced to further rounds of voting. It's estimated that approx 10% of votes get tossed.
You have no idea.. yes, it's not rocket science, but it can be confusing, time consuming and does affect people's willingness to vote!
It can delay the voting process itself and the tabulation process can go into overtime.
Also, YES, there is corruption here, just like everywhere. This is just another tool in their box.
Good explanation! Thanks