As dropbox program ends, most Alaska absentee voters will pay $1.46 to cast their ballots
The Alaska Division of Elections has not continued a ballot dropbox program operated in coordination with the Municipality of Anchorage during the last presidential election, elections officials confirmed Wednesday.
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This year’s Alaska absentee ballots require two stamps, but USPS will still deliver them if you forget
The extra-long ballots are a result of the ranked choice presidential election. USPS says it'll still deliver them with insufficient postage.
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Peltola takes credit for Willow approval in tight Alaska race
Peltola burnished her bipartisan bona fides during the debate, including by taking credit for President Joe Biden’s 2023 approval of an oil drilling project on federal lands known as Willow, a politically costly flip-flop for Biden, who famously pledged there would be no new drilling on federal lands in his 2020 campaign.
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For Alaska’s leading U.S. House candidates, a grueling travel week that was — and wasn’t — unusual
Nick Begich and Rep. Mary Peltola saw three debates in three days, spanning more than 1,000 miles on the campaign trail.
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On Alaska U.S. House candidate’s disclosure form, successful investments and a conspiratorial publisher
Republican Nick Begich III is a passive investor and officer in his father’s company, Earthpulse Press, and holds 17% of the company.
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Alaska House speaker suggests election bill was blocked because it would have improved rural Alaskans’ access to voting
Alaska House Speaker Cathy Tilton suggested on a talk radio show that Republican members of the House majority blocked an election bill because it would have increased the likelihood of Alaska’s Democratic congresswoman holding on to her seat by making it easier for predominantly Alaska Native residents of rural Alaska to vote.
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How a man imprisoned in New York could sway Alaska’s key U.S. House race
The Alaska Democratic Party tried to oust Hafner from the ballot for lack of residency. The party hired a Washington law firm and sued, arguing that even though he was unlikely to win, his mere presence on the ballot as an unaffiliated Democrat could confuse voters.
Alaska US Rep. Peltola and Republican opponent Begich face off in wide-ranging debate
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska and Republican Nick Begich have faced off in a wide-ranging debate.
In their sole TV debate, Alaska U.S. House candidates differ on resources, abortion and grocery chain merger
The two front-runners for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat met in a televised debate Thursday evening and discussed topics ranging from resource development to abortion access and whether President Joe Biden fairly won the 2020 election.
Alaska, Colorado, Massachusetts begin absentee voting
Alaska, Colorado and Massachusetts began early voting on Friday. Here is all the information you need to cast a ballot. Forty-four states and Washington, D.C., now offer early voting
How a Man Imprisoned in New York Could Sway a Key House Race in Alaska
Eric Hafner, who is serving a 20-year sentence, is running to represent a state in which he has never set foot. He could play the spoiler under Alaska’s ranked-choice system.
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Peltola maintains cash advantage over Begich in final month of campaigning for Alaska’s U.S. House seat
Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola continued to far outpace her Republican opponent Nick Begich III in campaign fundraising during August and September, according to federal filings posted Tuesday.