OPINION: Sen. Murkowski vows to oppose free & fair elections bill
The House of Representatives just passed a major piece of election integrity legislation called the SAVE Act, which requires a picture ID to vote in federal elections. This idea is wildly popular with Americans from both parties and would seem like an
OPINION: Ranked-choice vote isn’t dishonest – but it redefines ‘consent’
RCV does not force candidates to lie. It does something subtler and, in many ways, more consequential: it penalizes clarity. Candidates who draw sharp distinctions risk early elimination, while candidates who blur differences survive
Proposed bill makes it harder to qualify as a resident Alaska hunter than to vote
If passed, the proposal would make it more difficult to qualify as a resident hunter than to qualify as an Alaskan
Round 3: Once again, Alaskans to decide fate of Ranked-Choice voting
Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced on Dec. 31 that the ballot initiative petition to repeal Alaska’s controversial ranked-choice voting system has been
Alaska sends voter rolls to U.S. Justice Dept. in effort to ensure accuracy
The Trump administration has received copies of Alaska's electronic statewide voter rolls in order to enforce federal election laws and ensure accurate voter
Anchorage election official defends vote-by-phone policy after NYT raises concerns
Anchorage’s top election official is attempting to defend the city’s novel vote-by-phone policy, after a Nov. 13 New York Times article highlighted concerns and criticisms with the controversial mobile voting
Alaska ballot initiative seeks to clarify that ‘only’ U.S. citizens can vote
If voters approve the measure, Alaska will join the growing list of states that have moved decisively to protect the integrity of their voter rolls from non-citizen voting
Ranked-choice repeal group invites Alaskans to join Nov. 6 march to deliver petition books
In a public display of solidarity, Alaskans who are ready to repeal the state’s controversial ranked-choice voting system are invited to join a caravan of fellow advocates for a five minute walk to deliver 48,000 signatures to the Division of
Rank-Choice repeal team to submit 48K Alaska signatures ‘demanding change’
On Nov. 6, the Repeal Now team will deliver more than 48,000 signatures to the Alaska Division of Elections in support of a ballot initiative to repeal the state’s confusing and highly controversial ranked-choice voting
Kenai hand-count prop. trails, but prop. to change election date may help conservatives in future
While conservatives may be dismayed with early returns on the hand-count effort, a second proposition to change borough election dates to align with the State of Alaska’s election dates is doing much better. In early returns this proposition was
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