Supporters of Alaska’s election system filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Division of Elections on Thursday, alleging that the state’s description of a roll-back-the-clock ballot measure is biased and inaccurate.
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Nonpartisan analysts say Mary Peltola has a fighting chance but that Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has the edge in a state President Trump won handily.
Three Alaskans sued state election officials Thursday, alleging that language adopted by the state for a ballot measure seeking to repeal Alaska's open primary and ranked choice voting system is "untrue,
The case before the court challenges a Mississippi law that allows absentee ballots received after Election Day to count if they are postmarked by Election Day.
The primary will be held on Aug. 18. Polls on this page reflect the first round of a ranked-choice ballot.
The former Alaska congressmember will likely face off against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and is a recruitment coup for national Democrats.
Peltola has historically seen strong support from Juneau. During the 2024 election, Peltola outpaced Begich in every Juneau precinct – even in the precincts from the Juneau International Airport to Mendenhall Valley that went for Trump, according to the Alaska Division of Elections.
Candidates can now file to run in Anchorage’s spring election. The filing period opened at 8 a.m. Friday and closes at 5 p.m. on Jan. 30. This year, voters will decide six seats on the Anchorage Assembly and two seats on the school board.
Alaskans in 2020 approved a citizens initiative to adopt what is called ranked choice voting and used it for the first time in 2022. It eliminated party primary elections and moved the state to a one-size-fits-all primary where the top four vote-getters advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A state appeals court is being asked to dismiss felony voter misconduct charges against an Alaska resident born in American Samoa, one of numerous cases that have drawn attention to the complex citizenship status of people born in the U.S. territory.