Southeast Alaska’s new redistricting boundaries eliminate the possibility of at least one House election rematch. But they could lead to some other challenges.
Alaska Elections
Redistricting Board adopts final plan
In a half-hour meeting on a Sunday afternoon, the Alaska Redistricting Board unanimously agreed on a new electoral map.
Palin talks senate run, but state GOP hears radio silence
Former Gov. and once-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin saying she could be persuaded to run against incumbent Democrat Mark Begich.
Low voter turnout renews interest in elections by mail
Chances are, if you’re registered to vote in Juneau, you didn’t the last time school board seats, candidates for the Assembly, municipal debt or sales tax extensions were on the ballot. In the last municipal election in October, less than a third of the people registered to vote in Juneau actually cast a ballot, and…
With representation on decline, voting rights decision worries Native districts
Under federal law, Alaska was required to have five House and three Senate districts with large Native populations. With the Supreme Court striking down part of the Voting Rights Act, that requirement is gone.
Minimum wage initiative one step closer to ballot
Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwelll certified an initiative that would raise the minimum wage to $9.75 an hour.