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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

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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

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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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Begich nears victory in latest vote tally, while open primary repeal remains too close to call

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Division of Elections tallied a little more than 38,000 votes on Tuesday, bringing Republican congressional candidate Nick Begich a step closer to defeating Democratic U.S. Rep. Marty Peltola.
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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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In Alaska, the legislature is shaping up to be bipartisan

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Bipartisan-minded legislators are on track to hold onto their majority in the Senate and take control of the House.
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Alaskans approve $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave

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Alaska voters have approved an initiative to raise the minimum wage to $15 and guarantee sick leave for most employees.
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