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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Republican opposition kills bill intended to fix Alaska's absentee voting problems 0 RandySF Sunday Sunday 0 277
Alaska lawmakers near final vote on bill to limit state campaign donations 0 RandySF May 15 May 15 1 202
Early voting opens for special election over cruise ship limits in Sitka 1 RandySF May 14 May 14 0 135
Alaska Legislature considers comprehensive election bill in final days of session 0 RandySF May 14 May 14 0 156
Recall election for Palmer's mayor starts 0 RandySF May 5 May 5 0 241
Alaska Democratic Party hires new executive director ahead of 2026 elections 0 RandySF May 3 May 3 0 264
Alaska political donation limits could come before 2026 election 0 RandySF Apr 30 Apr 30 0 215
Fairbanks judge: Delta Junction City Council recall election is a go 0 RandySF Apr 15 Apr 15 0 481
Early Anchorage city election results favor incumbents in school board race and keep Assembly majority 0 RandySF Apr 2 Apr 2 0 191
Anchorage election administrator resigns days before city election 0 RandySF Mar 27 Mar 27 0 329
Lisa Murkowski 5 SleeplessinSoCal Mar 22 Mar 23 11 1221
Interior reopens millions of acres in Alaska for energy development 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 1 571
2025 Anchorage municipal election guide: Q&As with candidates for Assembly and school board 0 RandySF Mar 17 Mar 17 0 385
Sitkans to vote on cruise limits in special election 0 RandySF Mar 15 Mar 15 0 301
Municipal Election: key propositions for parks, trails and roads 0 RandySF Mar 15 Mar 15 0 240
Freshman Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cuts 14 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 23 Feb 28 4 1764
Take Action by Thurs. Feb. 13: Izembek Wilderness threatened yet again! 1 Pinback Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 598
Trump executive order puts dozens of clean energy projects in rural Alaska in limbo 2 Emile Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 1065
Assembly sets aside money in case of special election 0 RandySF Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 570
Anchorage Assembly weighs ballot measure to hold city elections in November 0 RandySF Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 722
Alaska's ranked choice repeal measure fails by 664 votes 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 879
Vote count tightens for repealing Alaska's ranked choice system 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 717
Democratic coalition flips Alaska state House 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 993
Ranked choice repeal trails for first time since Alaska ballot counting started 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 720
Alaska Republicans lose two seats in state House, increasing odds of leadership switch 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 683
Two rural Alaska towns report Election Day vote results; two remain unreported 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 648
After controversial correspondence school decision, Anchorage judge faces voters in election 0 RandySF Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 802
We Went to Alaska: The Weirdness Will Shock You - More Perfect Union 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2024 Oct 2024 12 708
The ability to cast a ballot isn't always guaranteed in Alaska's far-flung Native villages 1 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 681
Early voting in Alaska is off to a fast start and is on pace for a record, figures show 4 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 974

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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Anchorage judge faces ouster in Nov. 5 election after contentious homeschool decision 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 789
Campaign to boost Native voting combats both apathy and logistical challenges 1 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 747
More than 50,000 Alaskan absentee early voters request ballots 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 758
Alaska's first votes appear to show disproportionately high Democratic interest 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 6 771
AK-HD38: In Southwest Alaska, a House race poses a choice about how to best meet rural needs 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 625
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and mandating paid sick leave 2 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 781
The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian Islands 2 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 819
As dropbox program ends, most Alaska absentee voters will pay $1.46 to cast their ballots 1 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 706
How a Man Imprisoned in New York Could Sway a Key House Race in Alaska 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 903
Contention over Houston ballot misprint, election certification highlights council meeting 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 651
AK-HD15: South Anchorage candidates are seeking state House seat after 2022 losses 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 704
Alaska ranked choice voting repeal effort outraised a hundredfold, campaign finance filings show 1 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 1 859
Can Harris Wrest Alaska Away From Trump? 2 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 1127
In Alaska's local elections, a cruise ship limit fails, races are close, and Santa Claus returns 2 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 933
What Juneau voters and candidates are saying about this year's municipal election 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 596
Alaska's voter registration deadline is Sunday, but most residents don't need to worry 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 603
Oct. 1 is Election Day: multiple candidates and two ballot questions for Lynn Canal 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 616
Alaska Supreme Court upholds decision ordering local election for Soldotna annexation plan 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 752
AK-HD39: Campaign for Alaska's Bering Strait House district is a three-peat among familiar candidates 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 753
Juneau's municipal Election Day is just around the corner -- are you ready? 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 608
Longtime Haines resident and local politician Schnabel seeks re-election 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 648
Why a recall of two Juneau School Board members is on the ballot -- and what happens if it's successful 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 697
Candidate Profiles: Anton Keller and Larry Terch III run for Mayor of North Pole 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 741
Opponents of Juneau's proposed cruise ban raise big bucks 1 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 841
Municipal clerk's office gears up for local election October 1 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 698
City says Juneau residents could receive two municipal election ballots due to registration glitch 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 657
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 556
Native Leaders Organize to Defend Alaska's Ranked Choice Voting System 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 848
AK-HD31: In Fairbanks, Dibert (D) and LeBon (R) are rematched for state House election 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 688
Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say 3 sl8 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 5 1064

Alaska Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Locked state bag with a completed ballot and election materials was found off an Anchorage road 1 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 942
Fifteen candidates on the ballot in Petersburg's municipal election 0 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 645
Voted for Mary today. 0 Arthur_Frain Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 830
Alaska elections officials plan to debut new ballot-tracking system with Aug. 20 primary 1 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 740
Prosecutors accuse two rural city officials of multiple election-related felonies 1 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 826
Water and wastewater upgrades could be on Petersburg's ballot this fall 0 RandySF Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 747
Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 708
Alaska Democratic party maintains support of Biden 0 AKwannabe Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 2076
AK: Effort to recall Juneau's school board president, vice president secures spot on local ballot 0 RandySF Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 731
As salmon season kicks off, some Alaska fishermen fear for their futures 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 820
Alaska man, police officers join forces to save moose calf trapped in lake from 'sure demise' 1 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 14 1158
Awash in tourists, Juneau prepares to turn some cruise ships away 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 968
Report portrays mixed picture of Alaska's huge seafood industry 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 1314
'Best friend' sentenced for murdering teenager at behest of basement-dwelling catfisher who pretended to be millionaire 1 BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 2101
Man, it would be nice to live in a region that posts at least once a week. 6 Arthur_Frain Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 2693
I voted 2 AKwannabe Aug 2022 Jan 2024 9 2112
Alaska health care providers sue to keep state rule mandating minimum payments for care 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 3076
A video doc I created of my eskimo family 5 Steerpike Nov 2023 Nov 2023 16 3993
Republican state legislator indicted 0 Tetrachloride Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 1762
As climate change and high costs plague Alaska's fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 4176
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