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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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Candy to consultants. Alaska’s campaign finance reports drill down to sweets, but obscure the big ad buys

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On one end of the spectrum, reports drill down into the minutiae of campaign expenses, like spending on candy, while others opt for a more vague approach.
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Alaska lawmakers demand answers on state voter purge that disqualified citizens

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The purge comes as the Division of Elections is already being accused of bending or ignoring the law to favor Republicans.
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Hill will get a head-to-head with Begich after Schultz’s exit, as GOP banks on stoking division

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Democratic candidate Matt Schultz ended his campaign last week, clearing the way for independent Bill Hill. 
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JKT reports big haul heading into governor’s race primary

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With a month to go until Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary, the race has whittled down from a 17-candidate slate running to be Alaska’s next governor to just four.
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Here’s why you need to register to vote in Alaska’s primary

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The deadline to register to vote in Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary election is this Sunday.
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Alaska will almost assuredly have two Sullivans on the ballot, but will it have two Dans?

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
After today’s oral arguments in front of the Alaska Supreme Court, it’s all but certain that Alaska’s primary election ballot will have two Sullivans.
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Alaska brought on a right-wing attorney to defend the decision to remove Dan J. Sullivan from the ballot

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The lawyer hails from a conservative Lower 48 law firm and helped shield the Republican National Committee from being investigated over its ties to the Jan. 6 insurrection. 
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‘You don’t need any special legal training to smell a rat.’ Legislators question Dan J. Sullivan’s removal from the ballot

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At Monday's joint hearing of the House State Affairs and Judiciary committees on the Division of Elections' decision to block a Petersburg man named Dan J. Sullivan from running against U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, it was pretty clear that many Republicans had already accepted the narrative as true and the response warranted. 
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Lawsuit argues Alaska election officials can’t disqualify Dan J. Sullivan — even if he was running as decoy

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Even if Petersburg Dan J. Sullivan were running against Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan with the intent to confuse voters a new lawsuit says it wouldn’t give the Alaska Division of Elections the power to disqualify him.
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