{"id":"n_liblembznbyj5du7atxa","seq":11179386,"kind":"article","title":"'A large and growing mandate': Alaskans vote to keep ranked choice voting and open primaries - Sat, 14 Nov 2026 PST","url":"http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/nov/14/a-large-and-growing-mandate-alaskans-vote-to-keep-","summary":"ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A ballot measure that sought to overturn Alaska's election system has failed, marking the second unsuccessful effort to repeal the state's open primaries and ranked choice voting method in as many years. This year's Ballot Measure 2 — which would have also repealed campaign disclosure laws — is on track to fail by seven percentage points, after a 2024 repeal measure was voted down more narrowly.","published":"2026-11-14T21:33:00Z","seen":"2026-11-15T00:21:27Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-spokesman-com-6b9b70","name":"spokesman.com","domain":"spokesman.com"},"via":"kite-spokesman-com-6b9b70","topics":["washington"],"entities":[{"id":"Q100355572","name":"Alaskans","type":"org"},{"id":"Q1078003","name":"ranked voting","type":"other"},{"id":"Q28368913","name":"Open Primaries","type":"other"}],"story":"st_54nc3n3sf6rzi6rijedq","category":"politics","category_p":0.74,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.15,"political":0.78}