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Peltola leads Republican challengers in latest fundraising report for Alaska U.S. House race

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Incumbent Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is continuing to raise more money than her Republican challengers.
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Division of Elections clears Southwest Alaska legislative candidate after complaint

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
The Alaska Division of Elections has confirmed the eligibility of nonpartisan candidate Darren Deacon.
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Group pushing to repeal Alaska’s open primaries used shady tactics to gather signatures, lawsuit alleges

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
About 11,000 signatures were flagged. If they are rejected it would leave the open primaries repeal effort short of enough signatures to reach the ballot.
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Poll: Most Alaskans support this year’s minimum wage initiative

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
About two in three Alaskans would vote for an initiative to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2027 and guarantee paid sick leave, according to a new poll.
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Disabled Alaskans encountered barriers in recent elections, Justice Department investigation finds

Elections Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
Alaska failed to accommodate people with disabilities who were trying to cast votes in various 2022 and 2023 elections, a violation of federal law, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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Rise in culture wars looms over state elections

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
From the trans youth sports ban to the governor’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation to a fetal personhood bill, the Alaska Legislature saw a sharp rise conservative culture war issues.
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Alaska state judge considers fine against backers of ranked choice repeal measure

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Judge Laura Hartz said at the end of the hearing that she intends to issue a decision by June 21, though it may not be until the following Monday.
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Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting set up a new kind of legislative race

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Under reforms approved by voters in 2020, Alaska has abandoned the traditional semi-closed partisan primaries in favor of open primaries that send the top four finishers to the general election regardless of political affiliation.
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The race for Alaska’s Legislature is set

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Of the 50 Alaska Legislature races on this year’s ballot, all but eight will be contested.
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Big shake-ups as legislative candidate filing nears

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The filing window for the 50 legislative races on this year’s ballot closes at 5 p.m. this Saturday.
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