FAIRBANKS RESULTS: Voters limit borough tax powers, but …
Oct 2, 2024 · All qualified absentee and questioned ballots will be counted on October 8, which could also impact several other races. Conservative Borough Assembly Candidate Tammie Wilson was narrowly ahead of Garret Armstrong – 50.7% to 49%, while left-leaning Assembly candidate Kristan Kelly was slightly ahead of conservative Jimi Cash – 50.5% to 49.1%.
Reporting delays fuel frustration over fate of Alaska’s ranked …
Nov 8, 2024 · Three days after the General Election, Alaskans remain in the dark about whether voters successfully repealed the state’s controversial ranked-choice voting system, and whether Nick Begich has defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola.
Murkowski backs controversial cabinet picks, when they’re …
Nov 19, 2024 · Here’s a letter from an intelligent Salt Lake City resident: “We had cops voting for a crook, veterans voting for a draft dodger, women voting for their oppressors, Christians voting for an epic sinner, and Americans everywhere selling out our democracy for the promise of cheaper gas and groceries from a man who has never kept a promise in his life.
UPDATE: Ranked Choice repeal remains on track to pass
Nov 12, 2024 · You’re confusing two seperate reforms that were put together. Ranked Choice Voting is not the same thing as open primaries. Ranked Choice Voting is simply a form a of instant run-off voting which fixes the spoiler problem so that the final candidate will have a majority of the votes when their are multiple candidates spliting the votes.
Both Dems and GOP see Begich v. Peltola race as major key to …
Oct 30, 2024 · With all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives up for election this year, the race between Alaska’s Democratic incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich is seen as a key to controlling the People’s House for the next two years.
LOREN LEMAN: Pro-ranked-choice voting ads are shameful, …
Oct 8, 2024 · Loren Leman is an engineer, fisherman, and 18-year elected official in Alaska. He served one term as Lt. Governor. He now serves on several local, state and federal boards and commissions, and is volunteering on the Yes on 2 campaign.
Alaska Watchman advice on voting for or against 8 Alaska judges
Nov 2, 2024 · On Nov. 5, Alaskans will vote to either retain or remove 19 judges from across the state. Thanks to current state law, these periodic retention elections are the only time residents have any say over who sits on the bench.
RESULTS: Trump wins Alaska, Begich leads Peltola
Nov 6, 2024 · The following results are the unofficial tabulations updated by Alaska’s Division of Elections at 3:13 a.m. on Nov. 6. While most precincts have reported their votes, the numbers will change slighly over the next few days as absentee, questioned and …
Mat-Su Assembly unanimously approves display of 10 …
Oct 3, 2024 · In unanimous vote on Oct. 1, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly approved a resolution to install a permanent display of some of the most influential documents that have shaped America and Western civilization.
What do Alaskans really pay in taxes? - Alaska Watchman
Oct 30, 2024 · The driver of high taxes begins & ends with the “wants vs. needs” population within the tax boundary. I live in Anchorage and, for example – we have broken down plows, parts delayed, not enough drivers to operate them.