The Alaska Public Offices Commission upheld complaints that Anchorage pastor Art Mathias and groups he founded violated multiple campaign laws in their efforts to overturn Alaska’s open primaries and ranked choice voting.
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Alaska campaign regulator declines to fast-track complaint against anti-ranked choice campaign
A complaint from the architect of the 2020 election reforms accused the repeal group, Alaskans for Honest Elections, of operating out of an Anchorage church and lying to regulators about it.
Anti-ranked choice voting campaign is operating out of an Anchorage church, new complaint alleges
The complaint is based in part on secret recordings from a man hired to pose as someone interested in helping get the repeal measure on the ballot.
Alaska ranked choice voting opponents blame ‘incompetence,’ not subterfuge, for errors in campaign disclosure
One of the central allegations is that Art Mathias created a church subsidiary and used it as a pass-through to conceal a $90,000 political contribution.
Report from Alaska campaign regulator says Tshibaka-linked group violated state law
Staff for the Alaska Public Offices Commission have recommended a $16,450 fine against Preserve Democracy, a group led by former U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka.
Complaint alleges ranked choice voting opponents formed a church to funnel political donations
A complaint with the Alaska Public Offices Commission alleges that a group working to repeal Alaska’s new voting system has repeatedly violated state finance laws.
Alaska campaign regulators will hear complaint against pro-Dunleavy group before election
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will consider whether the group illegally coordinated with the Dunleavy campaign.
How to track campaign cash in Alaska elections
Because of a federal court decision last year, the state’s failure to appeal that decision, and the Alaska Legislature’s failure to approve a new law, candidates for Alaska state Legislature and governor can accept unlimited amounts of money from individual donors.
Dunleavy accused of using state funds to pay campaign staffers and violating campaign finance rules
A nonpartisan watchdog group says Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s re-election campaign is coordinating with a super PAC working to get him elected.
With commission’s order, Alaska candidates can receive unlimited campaign funds
Gov. Dunleavy’s spokesman Jeff Turner said the governor doesn’t have a position about what the new Alaska campaign contribution limit should be and will not be introducing a bill to set one.