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
Leading GOP candidate vows to exit Alaska governor’s race if she’s not the top GOP vote getter in 2026 primary
One of Alaska’s top GOP gubernatorial candidates, Bernadette Wilson, announced that she vows to drop out of the race for governor if she does not receive the most votes among Republicans in next year's jungle primary. She is asking for every other GOP
REP. MCCABE: To outnumber RCV cheats AK Republicans must flood the 2026 primary
The 2026 governor’s race is crowded, with more than a dozen candidates, most of them Republicans. That should be good news, but under Alaska’s rigged election system it is a danger. In the 2022 primary for governor, only 21.8% of eligible Alaskans showed
Q&A: Incumbent Fairbanks Assemblywoman vows to defend free speech, private sector, taxpayer wallets
Early voting for the upcoming Oct. 7 Fairbanks Borough elections begins on Sept. 22. In the lead up to the vote, Borough Assembly incumbent Barbara Haney agreed to answer a few questions from the Watchman to explain why she believes having a strong
Former Alaska lawmakers file initiative to clarify that ‘only’ U.S. citizens can vote
A group of former Alaska State Republican lawmakers submitted a citizen’s initiative to the Lt. Governor’s office which, which if passed by voters, would clarify that “only” U.S. citizens can vote in Alaska state and local elections. Current Alaska
Gov. Murkowski? – How to defeat her with RCV
It may be possible to use RCV strategically against Murkowski to accomplish two objectives. To deny her the election victory and to show voters how Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) can be used to sway elections
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