Last September, an Australian political scientist was on Juneau Afternoon to talk about his plans to study ranked choice voting in Alaska.
Benjamin Reilly is back in the state to continue his research into a system of voting that he knows a lot about from personal experience. Australians have had ranked choice voting for more than a century.
Reilly has teamed up with Glenn Wright, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alaska Southeast.
On Thursday’s Juneau Afternoon, the two will give an update on their research, as well as analysis of Tuesday’s historic primary election.
Also on this show: the weekend weather outlook from the Juneau National Weather Service forecast team and the latest on the atmospheric river system that pushed into the panhandle.
Rhonda McBride hosted Thursday’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon, Tuesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3. The rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. on KTOO. You can also listen online at ktoo.org.
For more information about Juneau Afternoon or to schedule time on the show, email juneauafternoon@ktoo.org. Please schedule early. The show is often booked one to two weeks in advance.
Part 1: Analysis of Tuesday's ranked choice voting.
Guests: Benjamin Reilly, East West Center. Glenn Wright, University of Alaska Southeast.
As they say politics is Alaska’s favorite sport. And as political scientists, Benjamin Reilly and Glenn Wright are big fans. Here’s their analysis of Alaska’s transition to ranked choice voting.
Part 2: August 18: Weekend Weather Outlook.
Guests: Kimberly Vaughan, Juneau National Weather Service Forecaster
The weather seesaw swings briefly to drier weather for a few days, and then tilts back to more rain. Kimberly Vaughan, a forecaster on the Juneau National Weather Service team, also looks at rainfall totals for August.