This November 3rd, we urge rural Alaskans to vote YES on Ballot Measure 2. Our current election system of closed primaries and uncompetitive general elections does a disservice to rural Alaskans. Ballot Measure 2 offers a better path forward. First, we’ve seen increased polarization and gridlock in Juneau in recent years, driven in part […]
Dear Friends and Alaska Neighbors: We don’t have to accept Governor Dunleavy’s decision to oppose needed revenue to run our state. He has been clear that he wants to keep cutting schools and the things that matter to our future. We can take that decision away from him on the November ballot. Here’s […]
This election season, we are strongly urging our fellow Alaskans to VOTE NO ON BALLOT MEASURE 2. This initiative would get rid of our simple one person, one vote system and replace it with a 25-page mess written and funded by billionaires in the Lower-48. Ballot Measure 2 did not come from folks in […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska court has ruled that the witness requirement for absentee ballots is unconstitutional during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parties in this case are working now to determine how the Election Division can alert voters about any subsequent changes. The lawsuit was filed by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), American Civil […]
ANCHORAGE – Alaskans from Skagway to Ketchikan met online Thursday with Yes on 2 for Better Elections campaign staff and regional leaders to discuss how Ballot Measure 2 will improve Alaska’s election process and create less partisan divide among elected officials. More than 40 people participated in the Southeast Meet & Greet event to address the increasing […]
Monday backers of Ballot Measure 1, Alaska’s Fair Share Act, scored their second courtroom victory in a week as the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed an earlier Superior Court ruling upholding the fundamental constitutional rights of Alaskans to vote on Ballot Measure 1 this November. An industry group funded by the international oil producers […]
Wednesday the Alaska Supreme Court upheld Superior Court Judge William F. Morse’s ruling ordering Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer (R-Anchorage) to correct the ballot summary for Ballot Measure 1, Alaska’s Fair Share Act, as requested by initiative sponsors. In a two page order, the court rejected Meyer’s appeal. The court will issue a longer decision […]
“It is #VoterSuppression during the #Covid19 pandemic.” Voting rights advocates, political commentators, and elected officials expressed alarm Tuesday after President Donald Trump used Twitter to continue his monthslong baseless attack on the security of mail-in voting with just over a hundred days before the November general election, when he is expected to face off against presumptive […]
Ballot Measure 2 will appear before voters in November ANCHORAGE (Friday, June 12, 2020) – Ballot Measure 2 has been cleared to appear on the November ballot after the Alaska Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that the initiative meets all constitutional requirements. The initiative would give more voice, choice, and power to Alaska voters […]