We start by repealing Ranked Choice Voting, an ill-advised, poorly timed experiment jammed on us right when Americans and Alaskans were already doubting honest elections after 2020.
When the state has to run TV ads every cycle just to re-teach us how to vote, that’s not “progress”, its a red flag and failure for our voting process. Ranked Choice Voting is another triumph of technology over common sense, and common sense must prevail! We need to get back to simple, secure, in-person elections on Election Day, the way it’s always worked best for hundreds of years.
I strongly support the SAVE Act requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register and a valid REAL ID to get your ballot. We will end the flood of mail-in ballots that invite doubt and delays and provide absentee ballots only for those who truly need them, including active-duty military, out-of-state students, and the disabled.
If Florida (with tens of millions of people) can count their votes and declare winners on Election Night, Alaska sure as heck can too. No more “election month,” we will bring back “election day.”
Rebuilding public confidence is a non-negotiable. My Lieutenant Governor pick will have this as a top directive and the knowledge, grit, and perseverance to make it happen. Alaskans deserve straightforward, honest elections we can trust. Let’s bring back common sense and trust in our elections.
I’m Matt Heilala, running for Governor.