The 1.6% rejection rate in the November 2024 election is significantly lower than in the 2022 special primary, when high rejection rates in mostly-Native districts led to civil rights lawsuits.

Alaska election workers rejected 1,303 absentee ballots in the November election, in many cases because they were missing a witness signature, according to data obtained by the. Election workers rejected 512 ballots because of "improper or insufficient witnessing" — a requirement that some lawmakers say is unnecessary.

Alaska prosecutors will again attempt to convict a former state legislator on election-tampering charges after their first attempt ended with a hung jury late last year. In a Monday court hearing, Alaska Chief Assistant Attorney General Jenna Gruenstein confirmed that the Alaska Department of Law is continuing its case against Gabrielle LeDoux,

An ordinance to change term lengths for elected officials and change municipal elections cycles to align with state and federal elections could be potentially voted on at the upcoming assembly regular meeting on Tuesday.

A voter mails an absentee ballot in Oct. 2020 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Election officials rejected 1,303 absentee ballots in the November 2024 general election, according to a report from ...

Jan. 15—Alaska election workers rejected 1,303 absentee ballots in the November election, in many cases because they were missing a witness signature, according to data obtained by the Anchorage ...

General election absentee ballots at the state Division of Elections Region II Office in Anchorage on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, are prepared to be sent to Juneau. (Bill Roth / ADN) Alaska election ...

The Alaska Department of Law is planning to retry an election misconduct case against former Anchorage Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux after a December mistrial.

An initial batch of proposed bills was unveiled Friday, 10 days before lawmakers were set to convene in Juneau.

Republicans said they were seeking ways to quickly reverse the restrictions in the state’s North Slope region.

The Department of Justice's long-awaited election interference report against Donald Trump, released early Tuesday, said the evidence against the president-elect would have led to his conviction at trial — if not for his election victory that led to ...