Musk Funds Alaska Voting System Repeal | Anchorage News

Elon Musk just dumped $1.5 million into Alaska’s ballot measure fight — a massive push to scrap ranked-choice voting, open primaries, and campaign finance transparency laws enacted in 2020. Backed by the Wisconsin-based Aurora Action Network and other wealthy donors, the repeal effort aims to return Alaska to closed primaries and traditional “pick one” elections — a move that would also hide campaign donors. Opponents, raising over $5 million from out-of-state big money, are fighting back hard. This isn’t the first attempt — a similar measure narrowly failed in 2024 — making this round two in a high-stakes battle for Alaska’s democracy.

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