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Ballot Measure 2 Offers a Better Path for Rural Alaska

By Abel Hopson-Suvlu, House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, Mayor Mamie Pardue, Reid Magdanz, Rep. John Lincoln, Sen. Albert Kookesh, Sen. Georgianna Lincoln, Sen. Lyman Hoffman on Oct 22, 2020   Op/Ed and the Editor  

Ballot Measure 2 Offers a Better Path for Rural Alaska

  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

By Les Gara on Oct 18, 2020   Op/Ed and the Editor  

Dear Friends and Alaska Neighbors

  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 […]

OP/ED: Ballot Measure Two

By Defend Alaska Elections on Oct 7, 2020   Op/Ed and the Editor  

OP/ED: Ballot Measure Two

  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 […]

Southeast Alaskans Are Showing Support for Ballot Measure 2

By Melissa Blair | Alaskans for Better Elections on Sep 11, 2020   Featured, Politics, Southeast Alaska, State  

Southeast Alaskans Are Showing Support for Ballot Measure 2

  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 […]

Ballot Measure 1 Scores Another Victory as Supreme Court Rejects Signature Lawsuit

By Robin Brena | Vote Yes on Sep 2, 2020   Featured, Politics, State  

Ballot Measure 1 Scores Another Victory as Supreme Court Rejects Signature Lawsuit

  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 […]

Supreme Court Upholds Ruling to Correct Ballot Measure 1 Summary

By Alaska's Fair Share on Aug 27, 2020   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State  

Supreme Court Upholds Ruling to Correct Ballot Measure 1 Summary

  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 […]

Alaska Supreme Court Rules Better Elections Initiative is Constitutional

By Alaskans for Better Elections on Jun 13, 2020   Featured, Politics, State  

Alaska Supreme Court Rules Better Elections Initiative is Constitutional

  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 […]

Historic Campaign Changes Conversation around Wild Alaska Salmon

By Stand for Salmon on Nov 7, 2018   Featured, State  

Historic Campaign Changes Conversation around Wild Alaska Salmon

Tuesday, tens of thousands of Alaskans raised their voices to protect wild salmon and the rivers they call home. While Ballot Measure 1 did not garner enough votes to pass, Alaskans across political and geographic boundaries united in support of stronger salmon habitat protections through the ballot initiative. “Despite being outspent by a corporate misinformation […]

Tribal Support for Ballot Measure 1 Strong at AFN Convention

By Michael Wood | Stand for Salmon on Oct 16, 2018   Featured, General News, Rural  

Tribal Support for Ballot Measure 1 Strong at AFN Convention

As Alaskans gather for the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention to share stories and opinions, Ballot Measure 1 is a large part of the conversation. With less than a month until the election, tribal support for the initiative is surging among Alaska Native organizations statewide, with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and Norton Bay Intertribal […]

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