Ranked choice voting should be the standard. Some point to Alaska's special election as a failure of some sort. It isn't. A large number of Republican voters s

Ranked choice voting should be the standard. Some point to Alaska's special election as a failure of some sort. It isn't. A large number of Republican voters simply put only one choice. Had they ranked Palin as #2 (assuming this was their preference) she would've won by a significant margin. Now whether they didn't understand the system or they really didn't want Palin as a second choice we can only speculate about. The rules for any election should be strictly interpreted. Trying to divine the intent of the voter (as happened in Florida in 2000) is a subjective and really dangerous standard to use. If something could be better or clearer you fix it in the next election. You don't try and ret con it into the election just run. The first past the post ("FPTP") system used in the majority of American elections is just horrible. Spoiler candidates are a real problem (eg [1]). The only issue with the Alaska system is one of education. That can take some time but it'll be worth it. I'm glad Alaska is being transparent about the results by publishing this. We certainly don't need to make the voting system even more complicated as some other commenters suggest. [1]: https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/08/25/fpl-funds-secretly-paid-for-a-spoiler-candidate-in-a-2018-florida-race/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/08/25/fp...