I thought the Republican majority state legislature voted for rank choice. The Alaskan GOP choose their own shackles and demise!
https://www.adn.com/politics/2020/11/17/alaska-becomes-second-state-to-approve-ranked-choice-voting-as-ballot-measure-2-passes-by-1/
It was a ballot measure, with the opposition having much less resources to combat the messaging of how “great” it was.