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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.

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.

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.

Two states and more than two dozen jurisdictions have adopted ranked-choice voting for at least some elections.

Our representative governments aren’t very representative anymore.

A week after one of the most discussed elections in Wyoming’s history, a panel of lawmakers will consider changes to the state’s voting system.

The group building a case for better elections in Iowa is expanding outreach to pave the way for lawmakers to authorize ranked choice voting.

Ranked choice voting is being considered in various cities and counties across the state of Virginia, including Richmond and Fredericksburg.

The dust is already starting to settle, and there’s enough clarity to begin to see how ranked-choice voting could affect Alaska’s politics.