Commentary

Until last week, Alaska voters were facing one important decision on this year’s ballot to choose elected officials who work for the public, not political parties.

That decision would be to uphold the system of ranked-choice voting and open primaries that has been state law since 2022. The system takes away from political parties the power of selecting candidates and lets Alaskans make their own decisions on who can lead the state in open primary elections.

Vote no on the ballot question in November to block a return to the days of partisan primaries that benefit those at the far end of issues...