Anchorage judge orders election-reform ballot measure to proceed, but state will appeal
The measure seeks to impose ranked-choice voting in statewide elections and restrict campaign contributions.
The measure seeks to impose ranked-choice voting in statewide elections and restrict campaign contributions.
Elsewhere in Tuesday’s statewide municipal elections, a proposed tax on sugary drinks failed in Utqiagvik, and plastic-bag bans were leading in Homer and Houston.
The proposal would provide guidelines for state education policy.
Party officials said a primary “would serve no useful purpose” when an incumbent Republican president, like Trump, is running for the nomination.
The judge’s action does not reverse a decision by Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer, which has been appealed, that the measure violates the Alaska Constitution.
The calls started going out to Alaska voters Monday and will continue on Election Day, according to Dunleavy's campaign.
Democrat Mark Begich visited several churches on Sunday and Republican Mike Dunleavy attended a rally.
The number of early voting locations in Alaska has increased in recent years.
Alaska's governor, emphasizing that he's no longer running for re-election, wouldn't say his choices on the rest of the ballot, other than voting "no" on Ballot Measure 1.
Plus: Both candidates say Alaska has the worst crime in the nation based on FBI numbers. The FBI says such rankings are misleading.
Independent expenditure groups are spending 15 to 20 times as much as candidates are for 30-second commercials in some time slots.
That's because of the Alaska Division of Elections' rules about campaigning near a voting area.
Republican Mike Dunleavy, a former state senator, has campaigned on reducing state spending and limiting the growth of government.
The one-hour debate starts at 6 p.m. It will be broadcast on both KTVA and KTVA.com.
Procedural? Meaningful? Democrats and Republicans paint the votes in different ways.
The Republican candidate for governor has mentioned climatologists in multiple debates.
With the election just a week away, get ready for more of those dark-and-stormy attack ads in the Alaska governor’s race.
The endorsement came a few days after President Trump tweeted support for Republican Mike Dunleavy.
The campaign urged people to take down all their Walker-Mallott signs.
Another debate, between U.S. Rep. Don Young and challenger Alyse Galvin, is scheduled for Friday.