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Spend your vote wisely to limit campaign donations

  • Larry Persily

“There oughta be a law” is a common expression when people are frustrated with the behavior of others, the rules of society or the actions of their elected officials. Well, Alaskans will have an opportunity in the statewide primary election Aug. 18 to approve a new law, limiting the dollar size of donation checks to […]

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Ranked-choice voting? Hold on. Alaskans have another ballot measure to decide first.

  • James Brooks

On Aug. 18, Alaskans will be asked if they want to change the way the state’s elections operate, but not in the way that most voters are thinking. The sole ballot measure before voters in the primary election would reimpose limits on the amount of money that individuals and groups can donate to political candidates […]

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Petitions for Arkansas direct democracy proposal fall short, secretary of state says

  • Ainsley Platt

All signatures submitted in favor of putting on the November ballot a proposal to strengthen Arkansas’ initiative and referendum process were tossed because none of them were countable under state law, the secretary of state’s office announced Thursday. Secretary of State Cole Jester wrote in a letter to the proposed constitutional amendment’s sponsors that 19,924 […]