An Electoral Game-Changer: What if Ohio (and other states) used Alaska’s new Ranked Choice Voting system?
Like most states, Ohio has an electoral system with party primaries and a plurality-winner general election. But what if it didn’t? Some states are experimenting with alternative election systems that may better reflect voters’ preferences.
Our webinar will explore the hypothetical impact of using a different electoral structure – something like Alaska’s new “Top 4” ranked choice voting system – in other places, including in the heated race for Ohio’s US Senate seat.
Our top-notch panel will help us understand the new electoral dynamics in Alaska and consider how the US Senate race in Ohio might be different – from candidate entry and campaign strategy to voter behavior and election results – if Ohio had Alaska’s system.
And what if more states adopt alternative electoral systems? How might that impact elections and governance more broadly?
We hope you’ll join us as we explore the implications of electoral change in this thought-provoking, hour-long event.
Panelists
James Brooks, Alaska-based reporter, Anchorage Daily News
Julie Carr Smyth, Ohio-based journalist, Associated Press
Lisa Manheim, Charles I. Stone Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law
Michael Parsons, Senior Legal Fellow, FairVote, and Program Affiliate Scholar at NYU School of Law
The panel will be moderated by Professor Steven Huefner, Deputy Director of Election Law at Ohio State, and C. William O'Neill Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.