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Sitkans reject ballot proposition to cap cruise traffic
Sitka voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have capped the number of cruise visitors beginning next ...
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Early election results show majority of Sitka voters do not want limits on cruise ships
A majority of Sitka voters do not want to limit cruise ships, according to early, unofficial election results.
Anchorage Daily News10d
Alaska lawmakers again unsuccessful in last-minute efforts to pass election reform
An omnibus election reform package stalled in the final day of the legislative session, mirroring similar outcomes in 2024 ...
USA Today6mon
Alaska Election Results 2024: Live updates, map for every state race
Alaska U.S. House Election Results for all districts, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: For more elections results from local Alaska election races, read USA TODAY's full Alaska ...
The New York Times6mon
Alaska Election Results
Elections in Alaska use ranked choice voting, so if no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the initial vote count, the winner will be decided by additional rounds of tabulation until a ...
Cruise Hive1d
No Limits Ahead as Sitka Voters Defeat Cruise Cap Proposal
A proposal to limits cruises in Sitka with 4,500 per person per day cap and a 300,000 annual arrivals cap has been defeated.
Alaska election bill stalls in House committee with days remaining in legislative session
A bill meant to update Alaska's election laws has stalled in a House committee, casting doubt on whether the measure can pass before the end of the session, House leaders said Saturday. Senate Bill 64 ...
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Most of Alaska’s candidates are already thinking about November. Here’s why the primary election still matters.
With days remaining until Alaska’s primary election concludes on Tuesday, candidates and voters are still figuring out the significance of a primary that in most races will not eliminate a ...
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Election Day in Alaska: When to expect results, and what to look for
The closest races likely will include the state’s U.S. House election and the ballot measure seeking to repeal ranked choice voting. The lone exception to Alaska’s polling station schedule is ...
Yahoo6mon
Two weeks after Election Day, Alaska is still counting ballots. This isn't new.
Why are election workers still counting ballots two weeks after Election Day? Alaska's generous absentee voting laws are not new. For years, the state has allowed voters to cast ballots by mail.
NPR8mon
He's in a New York prison. Yet courts let him stay on a U.S. House ballot — in Alaska
KETCHIKAN, Alaska — A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House ...
Juneau Empire9mon
Alaska’s primary election turnout is on pace to be third-lowest in 50 years
Turnout in this year’s state primary election is on pace to be the third lowest in the past 50 years, according to preliminary figures published Tuesday by the Alaska Division of Elections.