Judge allows a man serving a 20-year prison sentence to remain on Alaska ballot
3 months, 1 week ago

Judge allows a man serving a 20-year prison sentence to remain on Alaska ballot

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A man who is serving a 20-year prison sentence can remain on Alaska’s ranked choice general election ballot in the race for the state’s only U.S. House seat, a judge ruled Tuesday. State Superior Court Judge Ian Wheeles in Anchorage rejected a request by the Alaska Democratic Party to remove Eric Hafner from the November ballot. Attorneys for the Alaska Democratic Party said state elections officials erred in placing Hafner on the ballot and that he did not meet the requirements to serve in Congress. Begich, who supports the effort to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked vote general election system, had urged conservatives to unite to give them the best chance at beating Peltola in November.

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Alaska Voters Decide on Hard-Fight for State's Only U.S. House Seat
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Alaska Voters Decide on Hard-Fight for State's Only U.S. House Seat

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Alaska voters will decide on a hard-fought race for the state's only U.S. House seat and whether to repeal the state's open primaries and ranked choice general elections. Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola faces Republican challenger Nick Begich in the House race, while the repeal measure requires a majority vote.

A man serving a 20-year sentence in New York gets on the ballot for Alaska’s lone House seat
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A man serving a 20-year sentence in New York gets on the ballot for Alaska’s lone House seat

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A man serving time on a 20-year prison sentence for threatening officials in New Jersey has made it onto Alaska’s general election ballot for the state’s lone U.S. House seat this November. He originally came in sixth in Alaska’s open primary, which allows only the top four vote-getters to advance to the general election. That means Hafner …

Race for Alaska’s lone US House seat narrows to final 4 candidates
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Race for Alaska’s lone US House seat narrows to final 4 candidates

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in Alaska’s U.S. House primary last week can advance to November’s ranked choice general election. Matthew Salisbury, a Republican, and John Wayne Howe, who is chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party, can advance, according to results released late Friday by the state Division of Elections. Alaska’s …

Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
4 months ago

Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Lt. Gov. “At this time, the best thing I can do to see that goal realized is to withdraw my name from the general election ballot and end my campaign.” Peltola, Begich and Dahlstrom were the most prominent among a dozen candidates running for the seat in Alaska’s primary. “Mary was so proud to have received …

Alaska House candidates talk ranked voting ahead of election
2 years, 4 months ago

Alaska House candidates talk ranked voting ahead of election

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin on Monday said the state’s ranked choice voting system “needs to be changed,” though Alaska has yet to conduct an election under the system. Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, during a candidate forum broadcast by Juneau radio station KINY said the ranked voting system is “so frustrating for so …

Gross withdrawal scrambles Alaska US House race
2 years, 6 months ago

Gross withdrawal scrambles Alaska US House race

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A top Alaska elections official said Tuesday that the fifth-place finisher in the special primary for Alaska’s U.S. House seat will not advance to an August special election following the withdrawal of independent Al Gross, who was in third place. Fenumiai said Gross withdrew on Tuesday and that the division would remove his name from the special …

Race for Alaska’s US House seat taking shape
2 years, 6 months ago

Race for Alaska’s US House seat taking shape

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JUNEAU, Alaska — The race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is taking shape, with Republican Sarah Palin seeking a return to elected office 13 years after she resigned as governor and two of her rivals, Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross, trying to paint her run as unserious and self-serving. Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, referred to …

Alaska’s unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others
2 years, 6 months ago

Alaska’s unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska voters are facing an election unlike any they’ve seen, with 48 candidates running to succeed the man who had held the state’s only U.S. House seat for 49 years. Max Sumner, a general contractor from Wasilla running for the seat as a Republican, said he’s as serious about his bid “as anyone else that knows they …

Alaska court upholds voter-approved election changes
2 years, 11 months ago

Alaska court upholds voter-approved election changes

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JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld as valid a voter-approved election system that would end party primaries in the state and institute ranked choice voting in general elections. Aaron Sadler, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Law, said the court’s “quick decision provides clarity so that Alaska candidates and voters now know the method for …

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