Ahead of the general election, civil rights groups sue to waive rule that tossed 1,200 ballots in the primary
The state has refused to waive the measure on its own.
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Alaska launches online registration for by-mail absentee ballots
It’s better than nothing.
Everyone should receive applications for by-mail absentee ballots, say legislators
Despite growing concerns about COVID-19 and a lack of poll workers that the state says could lead to the closing of some polling locations, the…
Court: Lt. Gov. Meyer put his finger on the scales in skewed oil tax initiative summary
The court says Meyer, a former oil company employee, prepared an improperly skewed summary of an initiative to raise taxes on oil companies.
Backers of oil tax initiative file lawsuit calling state summary ‘factually inaccurate’
The action comes as an industry-funded opposition group enters the race.
AKLEG Recap Day 1: ‘Dear Republican Members’
Things are off to a rocky start.
House nominee Sharon Jackson not yet seated as legislators argue over procedure
Jackson, if seated, would bring the numbers of the party-line Republican caucus to 20, still one short of claiming a majority.
Begich leads field in fundraising after the filing deadline, but Walker’s still on top: State of the Race
A deep dive into the fundraising of the leading candidates for Alaska’s governor and lieutenant governor.
Senate committee takes the ‘automatic’ out of Alaska’s voter-created automatic voter registration system
The state warns the amendment would effectively unconstitutionally repeal the 2016 automatic voter registration initiative.
The Midnight Sun Podcast (Sept. 10, 2017): Walker campaign, GOP Lt. Gov primary, and Anchorage mayoral race
Alaska campaigns are getting started early. This week hosts Casey Reynolds and Forrest Dunbar dig into Gov. Walker’s first fundraiser, all the entrants into the GOP Lt. Gov. primary, and how that can impact the Anchorage mayoral race. Then our man in Fairbanks, Matt Buxton sits down with Rep. Scott Kawasaki about his run for state senate.