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Wed May 14, 2025, 02:04 AM May 14

Alaska Legislature considers comprehensive election bill in final days of session

JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature is considering a comprehensive election reform measure with a suite of policies intended to make voting more accessible and secure, and to speed up when election results are reported.

The Senate advanced Senate Bill 64 on Monday to the House, where the bill is expected to be fast-tracked through the committee process in the final days of the legislative session. The measure was written to appeal to lawmakers across the political spectrum.

Anchorage Democratic Sen. Bill Wielechowski said before Monday’s final vote that SB 64 is “truly, a compromise bill” with substantial input from Republican minority members and the Dunleavy administration. He said the bill is not partisan, but it makes common-sense election reforms.

“It fixes a lot of things that have long been needed to be fixed,” he adde




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