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A U.S. territory’s colonial history emerges in disputes over voting and citizenship
A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright ...
Here's what to know about American Samoans in Alaska who are being prosecuted after trying to vote
They were born on U.S. soil, are entitled to U.S. passports and allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but 11 people in a ...
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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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Alaska’s first ranked choice election is on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.
After voters approved a ballot measure nearly two years ago changing Alaska’s voting system, the state’s first ranked choice election will take place Tuesday, with final results in the special ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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Alaska voters gave themselves the power to rank candidates. Why do some people want to repeal that?
Proponents of Alaska’s new system say it gives voters more choices at the ballot box and bolsters competition in elections. Critics say the system is confusing and disenfranchises voters.
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Alaska voters enacted ranked choice voting. Why do some people want to repeal that?
Proponents of Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system said it makes elections more competitive and improved representation because candidates across the political spectrum have ...
A US territory's colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship
A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright ...