Recall election for Anchorage Assemblywoman Zaletel set for Oct. 26
Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel will face a recall election on Oct. 26 after the Anchorage Assembly voted 10-0 on Aug. 27 to approve holding the election. Zaletel was excused from the vote, as it presented a conflict of interest. Putting the recall on the
Former State Representative Gabrielle LeDoux indicted for first degree voter misconduct
Former State Representative Gabrielle LeDoux, along with two others, was indicted by an Anchorage grand jury for multiple counts of voter misconduct in the first degree. The June 2 indictment follows an investigation by the State Troopers and the FBI that
Murkowski votes against effort to protect women’s sports from transgender movement
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who regularly casts herself as a defender of women’s rights when it comes to supporting abortion, failed to back an amendment to the $1.9 billion COVID relief bill that aimed to protect women’s sports from the most radical elements of
Lance Pruitt and Craig Campbell to address election integrity at Mat-Su event
Former Alaska Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell and former State Representative Lance Pruitt are set to tackle the contentious topic of election integrity and reform during a March 20 address to the Mat-Su Republican Women’s Club. The event is open to the public.
Judge says she has no authority to block recall of Anchorage Assemblyman Rivera
Anchorage Superior Judge Dani Crosby issued an order on Jan. 25 that gave the green light to an effort to recall Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera. Rivera has worked with a group of his supporters to try and block the recall vote, which is now set for
Assemblyman may have to publicly acknowledge that Anchorage voters have a right to recall him
The upcoming Anchorage Assembly meeting might be a bit awkward for Chair Felix Rivera, for on that night he will be asked to formally acknowledge that his constituents have a lawful right to vote him out of office through a recall on April 6. A resolution to
Will the muni tank its defense of Anchorage’s right to recall Assemblyman Rivera?
It wasn’t easy, but after braving bitter cold temperatures, and driving wind, rain and snow an army of 300 signature gatherers succeeded in compiling 5,000 plus names of Anchorage residents who want to recall Assembly Chair Felix Rivera. All this was
Anchorage lawsuit filed to block recall Rivera petition
A group working in conjunction with Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera filed a lawsuit to block a grassroots effort to remove the controversial assemblyman. Filed on Jan. 7, the lawsuit asks the Anchorage Superior Court to order the city clerk to reject
UPDATE: Ballot Measure 2 loses very little ground in first round of audit reporting
Editor’s note: The Division of Elections said it made a typo error in its initial audit update that showed 40 additional “yes” votes from District 6. There were no additional yes votes from this district. After the first two days of hand
So far, state says Ballot Measure 2 audit shows ‘nothing significant’
Two days into an audit, which includes hand counting more than 300,000 ballots from the recent general election, there are no significant changes with regard to the outcome of Ballot Measure 2. “What we’re finding so far is nothing significant
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