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Alaska · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure

Ballot Measure 2 (24ESEG): what your vote means

Party primaries, ranked-choice voting, and campaign finance rules. On every Alaska ballot. Official sources checked October 22, 2026.

Ballot Measure 2 (24ESEG) · Initiated state statute

Party primaries, ranked-choice voting, and campaign finance rules

Heads up: A YES vote repeals Alaska’s open top-four primary and ranked-choice general elections, and repeals campaign finance limits and disclosure rules adopted by voters in 2020.

Official ballot title (quoted exactly)

An Act Restoring Political Party Primaries, Ending Ranked-Choice General Elections, and Repealing Recent Campaign Finance Laws. This act would get rid of open primary elections, where all candidates appear on one ballot. It would also get rid of ranked-choice general elections. It would bring back political party primaries and single-choice general elections. It would also repeal certain campaign finance rules that were added by a 2020 ballot measure. Elections would occur as they did before open primaries and ranked choice voting. In the primary election, voters would choose a party’s ballot, unless prohibited by the party’s bylaws. They would only vote for candidates on that ballot. The winning candidate from each primary would be the party’s nominee. In the general election, voters would vote for only one candidate in each race. The candidate with the most votes would win. Party petitions, special runoff elections, and other processes would return. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor would run separately in political party primaries and then together in the general election. This act would also repeal campaign finance rules that were passed in 2020. It would remove the limits on donations to joint campaigns for governor and lieutenant governor. It would remove limits and disclosure rules under current law, including for digital ads, out-of-state donations, undisclosed donations, and the true source of donations. It would change the meaning of a campaign expenditure and remove some fines. Should this initiative become law?

Ballot title and summary as directed by the Lieutenant Governor on August 28, 2026, after the Alaska Supreme Court’s August 27 order.

A YES vote means:

Alaska’s open top-four primary and ranked-choice general elections would end, and party primaries with single-choice general elections would return. Certain campaign finance limits and disclosure rules adopted by voters in 2020 would be repealed.

A NO vote means:

The open top-four primary, ranked-choice general elections, and the 2020 campaign finance and disclosure rules would stay in place.

What it would change

  • Who is affected: Alaska voters, candidates, political parties, and groups that spend on elections.
  • Primaries: voters would choose one party’s ballot, unless a party’s bylaws prohibit it, and each party’s winner would be its nominee.
  • General elections: one choice per race, with the most votes winning; special runoff elections and party petitions would return.
  • Campaign finance: removes limits and disclosure rules from 2020, including rules for digital ads, out-of-state donations, and the true source of donations.
  • Fiscal impact: The official statement of costs estimates $2,630,958 for state agencies to implement the initiative, including $2.5 million for a public education campaign on the changed election process.

Who supports it and who opposes it

These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed. Lists checked October 30, 2026.

Who supports it

Who opposes it

Official sources

SaveYourState is independent and nonpartisan, not a government site, and does not take positions on ballot measures. This explainer describes effects only, using the official ballot title, explanatory statement, full text, and fiscal impact statement. If anything here differs from those documents, the official documents control.