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You are here: Home / Democracy Culture / Mock M&M Election Teaches Alaskans About Ranked Voting

Mock M&M Election Teaches Alaskans About Ranked Voting

April 26, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Mock M&M Election Teaches Alaskans About Ranked VotingMaine became the first state to use the ranked voting system statewide starting only in 2018. Since then, a flurry of states and localities have been considering a switch to the unique system. A change to ranked voting and away from the universally used plurality voting system is beginning to be seen by many in both parties as a potential gamechanger. A mock M&M can be an interesting way to learn about ranked voting. This article by Lyndsey Brollini is published by Alaska Public Media. Here is an excerpt:

Near the entrance to Amalga Distillery in Juneau, there are paper cups each with eight different flavors of M&M. The flavors represent the primary candidates for this mock election.

People scan a QR code and then vote for their favorite M&M. They can only pick one — that’s how Alaska’s new primary will work.

Once there are enough votes in, the top four M&Ms will face off in the general election. That’s when people will rank candidates.

Read the full article here.

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