Alaska
Ballot Security
What Politicians Say
Alaskans will have a lot more choices to make when voting in 2022.
Under a ballot measure approved in 2020, the state will hold an open primary in mid-August for state and federal offices, with the top four candidates moving onto the general election, regardless of party affiliation. The system does not apply to presidential candidates.
Voters will then rank their top four picks in November. If no one wins a majority, the lowest-ranked candidate is eliminated and the second-choice votes from their supporters are counted. The process continues until a candidate reaches a majority.
Called ranked-choice voting, similar systems were first used statewide in Maine and are allowed in local elections in Utah, Virginia and New York City, among other places.
Georgia allows it for overseas military voters, while Florida and Tennessee bar local governments from experimenting with it.
The Alaska legislature has not passed any changes to election law since 2020.
Ease of Voting
Alaska made no changes to state law that would affect voting access.
Ballot Security
Alaska made no changes to state law that would affect voting access.
How Politicians Responded to the 2020 Election
Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy supported Donald Trump in the immediate aftermath of the election, saying in a statement that he would “support our President’s efforts to ensure that the election is completed with integrity.”