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.
"Art Mathias"
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.
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.
Fans of Alaska’s ranked choice voting speak out against bill to repeal it
Meanwhile, leading opponents of ranked choice voting are putting their energy into a voter initiative.
Launch of campaign to repeal ranked choice voting draws a crowd in Anchorage
Repeal sponsor Art Mathias, a longtime Anchorage resident and founder of Wellsprings Ministries, told supporters that ranked choice puts the entire country at risk.
Signature drive begins for ballot measure to end ranked choice voting in Alaska
The group will have a year to collect nearly 27,000 signatures to put the measure on the ballot in 2024.
Campaign to unseat Alaska Supreme Court justice gets $10K donation from Outside
The majority of funding in a campaign to oust Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney comes from outside Alaska.