<p class="wp-block-paragraph">President Donald Trump urged Alaska voters on October 13, 2026, to support Ballot Measure 2 to repeal the state's ranked choice voting system during a campaign event in Wasilla, Alaska.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Trump and some Republicans have criticized Democrats for supporting Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2026, claiming it could undermine incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK).</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">During his speech, Trump described ranked choice voting as a "scam," stating, "You go in No. 1, you come out No. 2, No. 3. Nobody knows what they’re doing back there. They know what they’re doing. It’s a scam. It’s a Dumocrat scam, and you got to repeal it." He emphasized the importance of voting to repeal ranked choice voting, calling it a joke and stating, "It’s a joke all over the country, and everyone else is repealing." </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Alaska's voting system allows the top four candidates from the primary election to advance to the general election, where voters can rank their choices. The candidate with the least votes is eliminated in rounds until one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Trump reiterated his stance, saying, "All it is is a way to cheat. You’ve got to terminate it and get it out because it’s no good, it’s bad for your system, so bad for your state, and we gotta be careful." He later clarified that he wants Alaskans to "vote yes" on the ballot measure, meaning they support the repeal. "You know they word them a little strange. It means yes, we’re going to repeal. That’s what it means. Yes. So vote yes. We’re going to repeal in this election," he stated.</p>