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Voting as an Alaska college student: What to know for the 2026 midterms

Elections The Alaska Current -
What Alaska college students need to know about registering to vote, voting from campus, and casting a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections.
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How to vote early or absentee in Alaska’s 2026 general election

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Alaska voters don’t have to wait until Election Day to cast a ballot.
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Alaska Supreme Court to rule on question of bias in ballot measure language

Elections Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
Plaintiffs supporting and opposing Ballot Measure 2 appealed a lower court’s ruling, arguing the Alaska Division of Elections used unclear, politically partisan language on the ballot.
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Mary Peltola finishes ahead of GOP US Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate primary

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Both secured enough votes to advance to the general election, but Peltola made waves by finishing with a sizable lead over the incumbent.
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Some rural Alaska polling stations opened late on election day, a sign of continuing problems

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
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Elon Musk spends $1.5 million in bid to repeal Alaska’s RCV and dark money laws

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Musk’s attempt to influence Alaska’s elections is only public because of the very laws he wants to repeal.
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Dan Sullivan took nearly $10,000 from Epstein associates, then voted to confirm Blanche

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Last year, Sullivan voted to block the release of the Epstein files, then took nearly $10,000 in contributions from two contacts of the dead child sex trafficker. 
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Without campaign finance limits, deep pockets have dominated political spending in Alaska. Voters can change that.

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Ballot Measure 1 on Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary ballot would place a $2,000 cap on how much people can give to candidates.
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As Alaska’s U.S. Senate campaign heats up, super PACs boost out-of-state candidates

Elections Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
The groups appear to be trying to “dilute the vote” for the leading GOP and Democratic hopefuls, one strategist says.
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Legislators call on Alaska election officials to reverse voter purge that hit new citizens

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Despite concerns about "old data," the state pushed ahead with the unprecedented purge that seems to have targeted new citizens.
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