There is no doubt that absentee ballots have their place in helping the sick, physically disabled, and those who, for any legitimate reason, are not able to vote on Election Day. However, given […]
Conduct Elections Normally to Minimize Risks
Movie Trailer – Safeguard: An Electoral College Story
“What if something you changed caused unintended consequences you never imagined?” Safeguard: An Electoral College Story asks that question about presidential elections. How does the system really work? And what would happen if […]
Video: Ranked Choice Voting, Explained
Ranked choice voting (RCV) is an electoral scheme that adds more confusion to the voting system while threatening our democracy and failing to ensure that every vote counts. Watch the video to learn […]
Press Release: Exposing Flaws in Ranked Choice Voting
For Immediate Release, July 24, 2020 Contact Melodie Wilterdink, Melodie@AlaskaPolicyForum.org, (410) 725-9079 Protect My Ballot: New Campaign Exposes Flaws in Ranked Choice Voting Coalition of state think tanks, led by Alaska Policy […]
Ranked-Choice Voting Fails to Deliver on Its Promises
By Jacob Posik This op-ed was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News on February 9, 2020. In 2016, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative that established the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in state […]
#OutsideMoney Influencing Alaska’s November Election
If you are a frequent reader of the work of the Alaska Policy Forum, you will know that we highly value government and campaign transparency. To that end, we are pleased to introduce a […]
Municipality of Anchorage Voter Turnout History 1975 – 2018
