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    The next round of counting begins in Alaska. Here's how ranked-choice voting works

    This process will decide two outstanding congressional races: Republican Lisa Murkowski's seat in the Senate and Democrat Mary Peltola's seat in the House.
    by Kaitlyn Radde Nov 22, 2022 1 minute
    Source: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR

    In 2020, Alaskans to establish a ranked-choice voting system for general elections, which was implemented earlier this year. And it quickly made an impact, as Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to win a special election to fill a U.S. — defined as 50% plus one vote — there will be another round of counting on Wednesday.

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