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It’s not the fault of ranked-choice voting that a majority of Alaskans didn’t want Sarah Palin to represent them in Congress.

With Nevada’s voters soon to weigh in on the idea of ranked-choice voting, Alaska’s recent experimentation with the method offers some real-world lessons for political parties.

For three years, Rank My Vote Florida has led a grassroots initiative to bring ranked choice voting to Florida.

Consensus-building localities like Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania seeking more independent, Democrat, or Republican participation should use ranked choice voting.

Missouri organizers, who tried and failed to get a ranked-choice system on the ballot this year, should keep trying.

If approved, Nevada Question 3 would change two fundamental ways how elections are conducted in Nevada.

Republicans are fuming about ranked choice and “jungle” primary voting systems after Democrat Mary Peltola won a special House election in Alaska over former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) and Republican Nick Begich.

Mary Peltola won by appealing to Alaskan interests and the electorate’s independent streak. But Alaska’s new voting system played a big role, too.

Better Ballot Iowa, a non-partisan group looking at election reform, is now focusing primarily on ranked choice voting.

Do you long for less polarizing elections? There is an answer: ranked choice voting.