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Dunleavy’s election reform bill would restrict early and mail-in voting

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The roughly two-week timeline for determining the outcome of razor-thin races is nothing new in Alaska elections, but several close, high-profile races in recent years are pushing politicians in Juneau toward significant election reform during this legislative session. 
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Recount affirms survival of Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Division of Elections completed the recount of Ballot Measure 2 on Monday.
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Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting survive by slightly larger margin in finalized count

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Division of Elections was busy over the holiday break with completing the certification of the state’s election on Saturday.
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Open primaries repeal headed for recount as Republicans fume

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Division of Elections is preparing to conduct a recount of Ballot Measure 2's narrow defeat by Alaska voters.
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Alaska’s open primaries survive repeal attempt backed by conservatives

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Ballot Measure 2, the initiative seeking to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system, has failed.
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Republican legislators float unhinged election conspiracies because why not

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Like clockwork, far-right Republican legislators are crying foul on the state’s election after the latest results show the repeal of Alaska’s open primary system will likely fail. The accusations were leveled by extreme-right GOP Reps. Sarah Vance of Homer and...
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Open primary repeal now narrowly failing in near-final vote tally

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The Alaska Division of Elections added about 4,000 new votes to the election results on Monday.
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Alaska Capitol’s ‘worst-kept secret’ is that Gov. Dunleavy may leave office to join Trump

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Some lawmakers believe the governor may not be in office by the time the new Legislature convenes in January.
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Wasilla Rep. David Eastman, Alaska’s most right-wing legislator, sent packing

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
It appears that the days of Rep. David Eastman spreading divisive, inflammatory and sometimes-racist rhetoric in the halls of the Alaska Legislature is set to come to an end.
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Bipartisan coalitions announce majorities in Alaska’s House and Senate

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The day after polls closed in Alaska, the state House has officially flipped from a Republican-led majority to a bipartisan majority and the Senate will stay bipartisan.
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