About 10,500 Republican voters cast ballots across much of Alaska yesterday.
Alaska Elections
Anti-ranked choice voting initiative clears first hurdle on way to November ballot
A second ballot initiative also cleared the initial signature hurdle. It aims to raise the state minimum wage and provide workers with sick leave.
Alaska campaign finance watchdog hits ranked choice voting foes with nearly $95K fine
The Alaska Public Offices Commission upheld complaints that Anchorage pastor Art Mathias and groups he founded violated multiple campaign laws in their efforts to overturn Alaska’s open primaries and ranked choice voting.
Anti-ranked choice voting campaign is operating out of an Anchorage church, new complaint alleges
The complaint is based in part on secret recordings from a man hired to pose as someone interested in helping get the repeal measure on the ballot.
Alaska ranked choice voting opponents blame ‘incompetence,’ not subterfuge, for errors in campaign disclosure
One of the central allegations is that Art Mathias created a church subsidiary and used it as a pass-through to conceal a $90,000 political contribution.
Anchorage Assembly subpoenas former city executives involved in election challenge
The Anchorage Assembly has subpoenaed four people to provide testimony on an April challenge to the city’s election.