(10-07-2020, 12:38 AM)KodiakJag Wrote:

(10-06-2020, 02:41 PM)mikesez Wrote: How do you feel about the Top Four referendum they're trying now?

Personally, I don’t care about it either way, But most Alaskans are conservative and do not like change unless they get pissed off about something, like when the last governor raided our PFD and ended up losing his job over it.  Tons of ballot measures go up for vote here and everywhere around town you’ll see “Vote no on 1” or “Vote no on 2” without ever seeing many “yes” signs.  As the funding for a lot of these ballot measures comes from an increase in property taxes (really the only tax that we pay here besides SS & Federal income taxes) most people are just conditioned to say “No.”

One thing I do not like about this initiative is the requirement to rank candidates in the generals, and I’m pretty sure most Alaskans won’t like having to do that either.  They’ll just vote for who they want and ignore the rest.