In November, Alaskans will vote on whether to keep or get rid of our open primary, ranked choice voting elections. But some people are scared of the open primary and are doing everything they can to avoid talking about it.
In most cases, the withdrawals represent a concerted effort by conservative Republicans to consolidate support in crucial legislative races against Democrats, independents and moderate Republicans.
Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom was never in danger of being eliminated in the state’s open primary election for the U.S. House, but the race was still a critical test for the Trump-endorsed candidate to prove her viability.
After a...
Supporters of Alaska’s election system argued before the Alaska Supreme Court that the Division of Elections violated state laws by allowing Alaskans for Honest Elections, a right-wing group with campaign finance violations, to correct 60 signature booklets.
Voting stations in Wales and Kaktovik never opened for the primary on Tuesday, according to the Alaska Division of Elections director.
“Despite trying multiple ways to contact the poll workers, the individuals we had hired for those communities were unresponsive...