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Available until
Jan 02, 2026
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About the film
With America's democratic experiment mired in division and dysfunction, the state of Alaska votes to revolutionize their election system. The surprising results spark new alliances, a growing call for election reform, and fierce pushback from political parties. Could changing how Americans vote also change politics for the better?
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 32m
Released
2024
Director
AJ Schnack
Producer
AJ Schnack, Nick Troiano, Alana Schwartz, Beth Hladick, Chris Ho, Ben Rekhi
Executive Producer
Blair Hull, Steve Kantor, William von Mueffling, David Baszucki, Jan Ellison Baszucki, Marc Merrill, Kent Thiry
Writer
AJ Schnack
What people are saying
‘Could the solution to New York’s notoriously low voter turnout — and even the nation’s hyper-partisan divide — be to change how we all vote?‘
Brigid Bergin & Sasha Linden Cohen
New documentary argues ranked-choice voting will boost democracy from Alaska to NYC
‘In the middle of a big election year, there’s a growing conversation on ways to fix what many call a broken electoral system.‘
Spectrum News Staff
New documentary explores election reform and ranked-choice voting
‘Idahoans will be considering an open primaries initiative this November, which includes a ranked choice voting component.‘
Boise State Public Radio
‘The documentary digs into Alaska’s 2022 launch of open primaries and ranked choice voting—and how the changes shook up the status quo.‘
Jay Lee