In today’s episode, Chris Hughes, the RCVRC Policy Director, will share a bit about himself and provide a quick policy overview of what is happening in ranked-choice voting elections in 2022, particularly as it relates to special elections.

-- Resources mentioned in this episode and stories on special elections in Alaska: - Alaska Division of Elections - 2022 Special Election: https://elections.alaska.gov/specialelections.php - Alaskans for Better Elections: https://alaskansforbetterelections.com/

Passing of Alaska Representative Don Young - NPR: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087702792/alaska-rep-don-young-the-longest-serving-current-member-of-congress-dies-at-age-

Nick Begich links - ADN Article: https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2019/09/18/plane-carrying-cokie-roberts-father-disappeared-in-alaska-in-1972-it-was-never-found/ - An entire podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing-in-alaska/id1569883308

Large # of candidates - Alaska's New Source - More than 50 candidates file for Young’s congressional seat: https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/03/31/crowded-primary-well-known-political-leaders-ranked-choice-alaskans-line-up-replace-late-rep-don-young/ - ADN on 48 candidates: https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/04/01/51-candidates-a-wild-us-house-race-takes-shape-in-alaska/ - FiveThirtyEight: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/does-alaskas-special-election-create-an-opening-for-sarah-palins-comeback/

RCTab: https://www.rcvresources.org/rcv-universal-tabulator