Alaska election integrity

OPINION: Is it time for Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom to retire?

Florida, with a population of 20 million, called it a night just four hours after polls closed, while Alaska, a state that could fit its entire voter base into a Tampa Bay neighborhood, is still counting. Seriously, how is it that the state with fewer people

Who should be allowed to vote in Alaska elections?

By Quinn Townsend – Alaska Policy Forum Voting is a fundamental right and duty of American citizens. It is so important that enfranchisement is protected by four separate U.S. Constitutional amendments (the 15th, the 19th, the 24th, and

‘Fixed’ elections – in Alaska and beyond

“Fixing” elections in the classic sense, is illegal. Ballot-box stuffing and voting machine rigging, however, are as American as apple pie – practiced in urban and rural communities alike. Forget Chicago. Right after World War II, there was such a

Alaska’s Congressional Special Election Disgrace

Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission from the Alaska Policy Forum. The special election to fill the remainder of late Congressman Don Young’s term is a perfect storm of confusion for most Alaskans, devastating trust in our