Candidates for Alaska governor weigh in on Dominion voting machines vs. hand-counting
Many Alaskans do not trust the state’s use of Dominion voting machines to count ballots in statewide elections. Some boroughs, such as the Mat-Su, have completely done away with machine tabulators in favor of hand-counting all ballots. How will you address
OPINION: Fairbanks voters deserve to see their ballots counted – and keep their money home
A citizen petition now circulating in the Fairbanks North Star Borough asks the Assembly to return to hand-counted paper ballots. The case for it is moral, practical and
Trump champions Alaska’s effort to ditch ‘fraudulent’ ranked-choice voting
In November, Alaskans will have another opportunity to repeal the state’s controversial ranked choice voting system. On April 10, President Donald Trump weighed in on the repeal
Anchorage mayor uses her official email to plug bond-debt propositions
While the mayor of Anchorage is generally prohibited from using official municipal email or other government resources to advocate for or against ballot measures ahead of elections, Mayor Suzanne LaFrance appears to be doing so
Anchorage Election Center’s livestream on camera #10 went dark for 27 days
One of the YouTube livestream cameras at the Anchorage Election Center has been down since March 5 with no
OPINION: SB 64 doesn’t save Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting – it exposes it
Senate Bill 64 is not a rescue plan for ranked-choice voting, nor does it give anyone extra talking points. It is a cleanup bill for Alaska’s election system, maybe the best we have ever seen.
Supreme Court case could quash Alaska policy of letting ballots arrive weeks after Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on March 23 in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case that could upend election rules in more than a dozen states, including in Alaska, by determining whether federal law requires ballots to be
FLIP-FLOP: Murkowski decries move to bar men from female sports, then votes for it anyway
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is walking a fine, often contradictory line as she continues to air her grievances with a GOP-backed effort to strengthen election integrity and protect women’s sports from gender-confused
Alaskans to vote on measure to explicitly ban all non-citizen voting
The initiative seeks to amend Alaska’s voter‑qualification statute (AS 15.05.010) to explicitly state that only individuals who meet the requirements listed in the statute - including being a United States citizen - may vote in any Alaska
OPINION: When politicians claim to support voter ID, but oppose actual reforms
Sen. Murkowski recently tried to defend her opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. Like many politicians who claim to support voter ID and election integrity, she opposes the very reforms that would meaningfully strengthen
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