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1,087 ballots (1.5%) rejected in Anchorage’s April 2 mail-in election, amid declining voter turnout
19 Apr 2024 06:50 GMT
… ,000 fewer ballots received.
ALASKA WATCHMAN DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX … system, claiming it would improve voter turnout. Since then, voter participation … which saw a 36.3% voter turnout, the numbers have decreased … .
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Anchorage election sees high voter turnout with more expected election day
02 Apr 2024 12:07 GMT
Lawyers representing the ACLU of Alaska/Northern Justice Project and Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District disagree on whether a school district can remove challenged books before a review process determines whether there is a good reason for it.
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Anchorage voter turnout so far higher than last regular mayoral election
26 Mar 2024 01:51 GMT
… to produce independent reporting Alaskans can trust. Join … Anchorage sees a higher voter turnout during mayoral elections than … years of consistently low voter turnout, the city switched to … encourage voting.
The voter turnout record was broken again …
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Will 2024 voter turnout be the same as in the 2020 presidential election?
13 Mar 2024 21:58 GMT
As 15 states held Democratic and Republican primaries on March 5, Super Tuesday, the number of people who voted and the candidates they selected offered key insight into upcoming the November 5th presidential election. Residents of California, Texas, North …
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Panel looks at concept of by-mail voting for Fairbanks, Anchorage
29 Apr 2024 00:46 GMT
… the system. Johnson was Alaska’s Northern Region division chief … fix their mistakes.
The Alaska Division of Elections defines the … proposed the idea. The Alaska Legislature also passed a bill … ballots for various reasons.
Voter turnout for that city between 2013 …
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Racial disparities in voter turnout have grown since Supreme Court ruling, study says
05 Mar 2024 10:28 GMT
Voters cast their ballots in North Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 16, 2020. A new study says the turnout gap between white and nonwhite voters in the U.S. is growing fastest in jurisdictions that were stripped of a federal voting protection by a Supreme Court …
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Voter turnout low in Tennessee heading in Super Tuesday elections
04 Mar 2024 20:36 GMT
Early voting statewide fell more than 20% this year compared to 2020, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State's Office.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Monday is one of the busiest days for Chris Davis, the Knox County administrator of elections, as he …
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Battle for Black Voter Turnout Heats Up As The Trump Train Picks Up Steam
27 Feb 2024 16:48 GMT
(Trice Edney Wire) – The Donald Trump political train is picking up steam since it ran through South Carolina and defeated Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley by a 20 percent margin.
But Democratic lawmakers and Civil Rights groups are mobilizing to …
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In 2022, Alaska Division of Elections cut ballot access to military at JBER. Will it repeat in 2024?
24 Feb 2024 00:04 GMT
… , Anchorage political activist and former Alaska Republican Party Chairman Randy Ruedrich … been working diligently to increase voter turnout on Alaska’s bases.
“The Division … of Eagle River agrees.
“Disenfranchising Alaska military the opportunity to vote …
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Slog AM: IDF Raids Gaza Hospital, Renton Minimum Wage Measure Leading, Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Authorize Strike
15 Feb 2024 16:48 GMT
… COUNTED: 11,197 (19.06% voter turnout)
YES: 6,375 (57.1% … for public education funding here.
Alaska Airlines flight attendants authorize strike … year. The flight attendants say Alaska doesn’t provide a livable …