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
Kenai to vote on scrapping machine tabulators in favor of hand counting
Hand count proponents are hoping voters will approve Prop. 1 during the Oct. 7 regular election. If it passes, it will require all paper ballots, cast in-person on election day, be counted manually by hand, rather than using electronic tabulating
Alaska poll: 87% say ‘only U.S. citizens’ should vote in AK elections
Alaskans overwhelmingly oppose allowing non-U.S. citizens to vote in Alaska elections, according to a new
Rep. Begich leads push to end ranked choice voting in all federal elections
Alaska’s Congressman Nick Begich has is leading the charge to ban states from using ranked choice voting in federal elections – which would include votes for Congress and the president/vice
Alaska charges 10 non-U.S. citizens with voter fraud in Whittier
The State of Alaska announced that charges were filed on April 4 against 10 people for perjury and voter misconduct, among other charges. None of them are U.S.
Anchorage election administrator quits in middle of city election
The man in charge of preparing, conducting and supervising Anchorage’s mail-in voting system has abruptly quit his post right in the middle of the
Alaska system violates Trump’s new order mandating all ballots be ‘received’ by Election Day
Alaska elections appear to be directly impacted by one section of the order that calls on the U.S. Justice Department to take legal action against states that count ballots which are received after Election
More states ban ranked-choice voting – raising total to 13
While the effort to ban ranked-choice voting narrowly failed in Alaska last year, the national battle to outlaw the controversial and confusing voting system is gaining momentum. Earlier this month, Wyoming and West Virginia became the latest two states to
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
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