UPDATE: Kenai hand-count-only group successful in getting proposition on Oct. ballot
Kenai residents will vote on a ballot proposition this October which aims to amend borough code to require that all ballots “cast in person on paper ballots on election day shall be hand counted only, counting shall occur upon closing of the polls on
Public hearing set for Alaska bill to require ‘all ballots’ be counted on election day
Alaska Senate Bill 52 requires that all ballots, including absentee and early voting ballots, be counted by 11:59 p.m. on election day. This replaces previous rules that permitted counting to extend indefinitely beyond election
Kenai hand-count ballot effort makes final push for initiative signatures
Kenai residents who want borough elections to be hand-counted have until 5 p.m. on Jan. 30 to turn in an additional 190 signatures for their ballot petition. Earlier this month, Duane Edelman, who has spearheaded the petition effort, was notified by the
BOB BIRD: ‘How anarchy begins’
“Anarchy” will lead us into total chaos, where there is no right principle of action, except self-interest. Most people want nothing to do with
Mat-Su hand-count backers claim borough failed to follow new law
Advocates for hand-counting ballots are expected to flood the Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting on Jan. 21 to voice concerns about alleged violations of the borough’s new hand-count-only
Duplicate petition to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting is pulled to avoid confusion in round 2 effort
Phil Izon, who spearheaded the effort to give Alaskans a chance to repeal ranked-choice voting in the November 2024 election, has decided to pull his second ballot measure aimed at taking out RCV. Ultimately, RCV survived by less than 1% of the vote. Since
11.27 > On Troglodytes and Blockchains
The responses to my last video about the Division of Elections have been interesting to me. The biggest surprise was the number of people asking me to run for Lt Governor, however Ranked Choice voting did away with that race. It’s a flattering sentiment
GOP to request recount of Alaska’s ranked-choice repeal vote
The Alaska Republican Party will request a statewide recount and review of the election results for Ballot Measure 2, which sought to repeal Alaska’s controversial ranked choice voting
Alaska’s Divison of Elections is a failure
The Alaska Division of Elections is an absolute unmitigated disaster on every front. On accountability, on transparency, on communication, and on record keeping. Watching the video where they point the camera at the computer screen as they push the magic
UPDATE: Alaska Ballot measure to end ranked-choice trails by 45 votes
In the ongoing drama regarding the fate of Alaska ranked-choice voting system, the Division of Elections’ latest tally shows the repeal effort trailing by just 45
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