With a week to go, Alaska has already surpassed the 2016 early vote
Democrats have a lead over Republicans when it comes to voting while voters not aligned with any party—Alaska’s largest voting group—leads all parties.
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Republicans make up ground on second day of in-person voting: State of the Race
Independent voters—those who identify as undeclared or nonpartisan voters—still account for the largest group of voters with a total of 3,682 votes cast so far.
Democrats outpace Republicans after first day of early in-person voting: State of the race
A total of 3,726 Alaskans cast votes on the first day of early in-person voting in Alaska on Monday, bringing the grand total of Alaskans who’ve already voted in this year’s general election to 46,322.
Strong turnout and long lines throughout Alaska on first day of in-person voting
More than 3,200 people had already cast their ballots by the time this was posted.
The updated guide to by-mail voting now the witness requirement is gone
So simply put: You don’t need a witness signature for your by-mail absentee ballot to be counted, but you can get one of if you feel like it. Everything else still applies.
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.
Murkowski fires back at Trump’s threat to delay election: ‘It is not going to happen.’
The much more Trump-friendly U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has not yet released any statement.
Alaska launches online registration for by-mail absentee ballots
It’s better than nothing.
New election, new results. Takeaways from Biden’s primary win in Alaska
So many variables have changed, it’s difficult to really judge how a by-mail, ranked-choice election might change things in Alaska.
Senate approves sweeping COVID-19 emergency bill, including option for a by-mail primary
Senate Democrats raised grave concerns that the by-mail election could disenfranchise voters.