Alaska's Chaotic Primary Puts Ranked Choice Voting Back on the Ballot

Alaskans are set to decide the fate of their ranked choice voting system, after the state's August primary exposed what PBS NewsHour describes as headaches stemming from a major change in how voters select candidates.

The primary, the outlet reports, was the latest example of how the real-world experience of state voting changes doesn't always line up neatly with expectations. That gap between theory and practice is now the central question voters will weigh.