Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November

Campaign buttons urging Alaskans to repeal ranked choice voting in Alaska sit on a picnic table at the home of Phil Izon, a backer of the initiative, in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 14, 2014 Arguments are scheduled May 28, 2024, in a lawsuit challenging the state Division of Election’s decision to certify the initiative for placement on the ballot this year. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by...