Problems with the U.S. Mail caused ballots from six rural villages to be incompletely counted, officials said.
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US House passes bill, co-sponsored by Alaska delegation, to fix the Postal Service’s financial woes
The bill’s prospects are good in the Senate, where it has more than two dozen co-sponsors, split between the parties.
The Postal Service is now taking orders for COVID-19 test kits
Households can order four rapid tests, which the Postal Service says will be shipped for free “in late January.”
New suit says Alaska’s absentee ballot witness law is unconstitutional during the pandemic
The requirement for a witness signature led to the rejection of 456 ballots in last month’s primary election.
Civil rights groups have a request: drop the witness signature on ballots
A Division of Elections spokesperson said the lack of a proper witness signature was the number one reason why the division rejected ballots in 2016 and 2018.
Young votes to protect Alaska’s bypass mail, but bill likely won’t go far
Trump said this month that he does not want to give the postal service the $25 billion it requested because a functional post office would be able to process more ballots in the November election.
Murkowski, Sullivan back Senate bill to help Postal Service
Alaska’s senators are among 17 co-sponsors of the bill, which would establish a $25 billion fund and free up other money for the postal service.
In the middle of the holiday season, White Mountain has no regular mail service
According to the U.S. Postal Service, White Mountain has been without regular postal deliveries since late October, after the rural Alaska community’s postmaster left her position.
Why Alaska fishers are mailing corks to Murkowski
Bristol Bay fishers who oppose the Pebble Mine are adding an unusual task to their preseason chores: They’re writing messages on cork floats and mailing them to Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Postal Service agrees to rate rollback for rural Alaska
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to rollback its parcel post rate hike for shipments to rural Alaska, according to Senator Mark Begich.