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Two lawsuits were filed against the Alaska Division of Elections over the failure to open early and absentee-in-person voting locations in 18 rural communities. Officials say 13 sites were open Nov. 2.
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Polling stations in Ruby and Ekwok both had opened by midday Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to a political advocacy group.
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Polls across Alaska are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Preliminary election results will be released late on Nov. 3, though the Alaska Division of Elections does not expect ballots to be certified until Nov. 25.
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About 70% of ballots are typically counted on Election Night, and results could shift.
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Advocates for repealing Alaska's voting method say it invites shenanigans. Defenders of ranked choice voting, though, say Alaska's system blunts the spoiler effect.
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Bethel trick-or-treaters brought the spook factor this year! Community members lined the parking lot of the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center on Friday, Oct. 30 to start the Halloween weekend off with candy and a scare.
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The U.S. Senate candidate told more than 100 of her supporters packed into the Bethel VFW hall on Nov. 1 that allegations that her campaign was involved in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to enter the Senate race were a distraction from issues that matter to rural Alaskans.
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One Republican, one Democrat, and two independents, including the current Alaska House Speaker, are running to represent the large rural district.
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In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, the state House election is a rematch between two Democrats: incumbent Rep. Nellie Jimmie and the person she beat two years ago, Conrad "CJ" McCormick.
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The two were identified as 43-year old Kenneth Andrew of Bethel and 35-year-old Kayla Hendrickson of Emmonak.
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U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman did not cite any laws that might have been broken, even when pressed on what crime could be at the heart of the investigation.
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Typhoon Champi is just one of a series of fall storms fueled by a powerful El Niño, Jason Laney with the National Weather Service said.
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New York Times global affairs correspondent Anton Troianovski says, even before revelations about the secret funding, Polar LNG was planning to use some of Novatek's technology.
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Alaska has been expanding its addiction treatment options over the past decade, but mothers and pregnant women experiencing addiction still face significant barriers to treatment.
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Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit that sought to block election results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan losesThe feds provide “no workable plan” to investigate ballots marked for the other Dan Sullivan to determine if voters were confused, she said.
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Alaska voters will decide whether to repeal ranked choice voting, open primaries and a “dark money” disclosure rule. Here’s what’s at stake and who’s trying to sway the outcome.
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