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No On 2 Endorsers

Why vote no on 2?

Ballot Measure 2 allows political parties to take away our freedom to vote for whoever we choose. Elections should be about voting for the best candidate, regardless of whether they are a Republican, Democrat, or independent and that’s exactly what Alaska’s open primary allows every Alaskan to do. Help protect our hard won freedoms and join the movement to keep the power in the voters’ hands.

Protect Alaska's Open Primaries

In 2020, Alaskans passed election reform to empower voters

Giving all Alaskans the chance to vote for the best candidate in every race, regardless of party

Vote NO to keep the power and freedom in your hands

Alaskans overwhelmingly support Open Primaries

But political bosses will remove them if Ballot Measure 2 passes.

Open Primaries favorability rating

62%
33%

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Statewide Alaska exit poll after the November 2022 General election

What do others have to say?

Those who are fighting against RCV are bent on closing primaries, taking away people’s choices, and importing the divisive politics of the rest of the country. We’ve built bipartisan coalitions through RCV that are strengthening our education system, protecting our rights, and building our economy.
Tom BegichAnchorage
Tom Begich
Party-induced fear prevents many voters from researching other candidates. Prior to RCV, key party elites would determine who was on the primary ballot and which ballot you received. The open primary and RCV puts candidate ballot access squarely where it belongs: with Alaska voters. Any Republican can run. Any Democrat can run. More and most importantly, any Alaskan can run. We are no longer chained to the lesser of two evils — which is what terrifies the party bosses. If we are looking for the best representative, we should not be shackled into choosing the lesser of two evils; we must look beyond fear and the gatekeepers of the political parties. We should grasp the opportunity that the open primary and ranked-choice voting provide for a better governance future.
Chris ByeFormer Libertarian US House candidate, US Army veteran, Fairbanks resident
Chris Bye
We like Open Primaries because it allows all registered voters to have a say about who will be the candidates in the general election. Even though there may be a larger number of candidates running in the open primary system, Open Primaries have the potential to eventually increase voter turnout in the primary elections if voters have several election cycles to adjust to the change. And they give all voters the right to participate in all levels of an election. Our support for Ranked Choice Voting is also based on its potential to strengthen democracy. We need officials who will work across the aisle to solve issues and problems facing the State of Alaska and its residents. Party should not come before country and RCV has the ability to moderate the tendency we see in today's governance at all levels that tends toward party power rather than country governance.
Judy AndreeJuneau
Judy Andree
Ranked choice voting is an important structural remedy in this time of bitter partisan polarization. It leads to better representation and better governance.
David FranklEagle River
David Frankl
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Those who are fighting against RCV are bent on closing primaries, taking away people’s choices, and importing the divisive politics of the rest of the country. We’ve built bipartisan coalitions through RCV that are strengthening our education system, protecting our rights, and building our economy.
Tom BegichAnchorage
Tom Begich
Party-induced fear prevents many voters from researching other candidates. Prior to RCV, key party elites would determine who was on the primary ballot and which ballot you received. The open primary and RCV puts candidate ballot access squarely where it belongs: with Alaska voters. Any Republican can run. Any Democrat can run. More and most importantly, any Alaskan can run. We are no longer chained to the lesser of two evils — which is what terrifies the party bosses. If we are looking for the best representative, we should not be shackled into choosing the lesser of two evils; we must look beyond fear and the gatekeepers of the political parties. We should grasp the opportunity that the open primary and ranked-choice voting provide for a better governance future.
Chris ByeFormer Libertarian US House candidate, US Army veteran, Fairbanks resident
Chris Bye
We like Open Primaries because it allows all registered voters to have a say about who will be the candidates in the general election. Even though there may be a larger number of candidates running in the open primary system, Open Primaries have the potential to eventually increase voter turnout in the primary elections if voters have several election cycles to adjust to the change. And they give all voters the right to participate in all levels of an election. Our support for Ranked Choice Voting is also based on its potential to strengthen democracy. We need officials who will work across the aisle to solve issues and problems facing the State of Alaska and its residents. Party should not come before country and RCV has the ability to moderate the tendency we see in today's governance at all levels that tends toward party power rather than country governance.
Judy AndreeJuneau
Judy Andree
Ranked choice voting is an important structural remedy in this time of bitter partisan polarization. It leads to better representation and better governance.
David FranklEagle River
David Frankl
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Open primaries let Alaskans choose values over party. More than half of voters in the 2022 midterm primaries split their tickets between candidates from across the political spectrum

The Alaska Beacon, 4/3/2024

About Open Primaries

Open primaries allow Alaskans to vote for whomever they want, no matter what party they belong to. All voters get the same ballot and the four most competitive candidates move to the general election.

Open Primary

Benefits of Open Primaries

Allows all of us to vote for the candidates we want.

Requires candidates from every party to compete for your vote in every election.

Opens the door - more women and candidates of color ran for office under this system.

Protects voting access for the 60% of Alaskans who do not belong to a political party.

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This campaign represents a coalition of community groups, civic organizations, and individual Alaskans from across the political spectrum and all over the state. Would you like a member of the coalition to speak to your organization or group about protecting voter freedom?