Out of 314,056 ballots counted so far, “No” on Ballot Measure 2 now leads by 192 votes, 50.03% to 49.97%.
Election officials count ballots during the Alaska Division of Elections’ hand-count audit at Centennial Hall in Juneau on Nov. 18, 2024. The audit, mandated by state law, seeks to identify possible errors in machine counts by examining at least 5% of ballots from each state House district.
The ballot measure that would repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system is now failing by the narrowest of margins, according to the Election officials continue to count ballots, which can arrive from overseas voters as late as Nov. 20. Monday afternoon’s update included some 3,928 votes. On Saturday, before the Monday’s update, officials said roughly 9,000 votes remained to be counted. The division did not immediately respond to an email Monday asking how many votes remained.Eric Stone covers state government, tracking the Alaska Legislature, state policy and its impact on all Alaskans. Reach him at
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