Monday Mini-Lesson - Primaries

Open Ended

List TWO disadvantages of Ranked Choice Voting RCV ?

Open Ended

List TWO advantages of Ranked Choice Voting RCV ?

Poll

Would you vote to repeal (get rid of) RCV on Ballot Measure 2?

• Yes

• No

• Undecided

In an open primary, a voter of any political affiliation may vote in the primary of any party. For example, a voter registered as a Democrat can choose to vote in the Republican primary. A voter may only vote in one party’s primary and, in many States, voters are not required to choose a political affiliation when they register to vote.

Open Primaries

In a closed primary, voters may only vote in the primary of the party they are registered with. For example, a voter registered as a Republican can only vote in a Republican primary.

Closed Primaries

What are Primaries?
Primaries are elections that political parties use to select candidates for a general election. Then each party’s candidates run against each other in the general election.

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What system does AK Currently Use?

Poll

Do you support the use of open primaries in AK?

• Yes

• No

• Undecided