It’s official: A controversial tax cut on oil companies will be put to a vote. “Vote Yes — Repeal the Giveaway” has met all of the legal requirements to get on the ballot.
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Oil tax repeal group turns in more than 50,000 signatures
Supporters of a referendum to repeal the state’s new oil tax turned in more than 51,000 signatures on Saturday to the Division of Elections Anchorage office.
Begich stands by voting access comments
Alaska Senator Mark Begich is standing by statements he made about voting access in Alaska after a state official criticized those remarks.
House hears bill that will require photo identification in order to vote
A measure that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls got its first hearing on Thursday.
Alaska casts its Electoral College votes
Alaska joined with the rest of the nation yesterday (Monday) to cast its Electoral College ballots for U.S. President and Vice President.
Recount gives Kreiss-Tomkins 32 vote victory in House District 34
Sitka Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won a Southeast Alaska state House seat after a recount.
All tied up
The race for House District 34 is all tied up. Haines Republican Representative Bill Thomas and Sitka Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins now have 4,054 votes each. State Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai said two question ballots from Port Alexander were counted Friday morning. Both went to Kreiss-Tomkins. He was trailing Thomas by two votes after…
Third parties seek popular votes in Alaska
Alaska has a history of supporting so-called second-tier candidates.
ACMP initiative verification marches on
More than 60 percent of signatures collected by the group behind a citizen’s initiative to revive the Alaska Coastal Management Program have been verified by an initial computer review.