An attorney defending the Alaska Division of Elections against a lawsuit argued in state court Friday that candidates for state office are not obliged to disclose their finances when they file for office. If that argument is upheld in court, it would upend existing practices and could end voters’ ability to examine political candidates’ personal […]

Alaskans will decide whether to overhaul the state’s elections system with a ballot measure that would repeal ranked choice voting, reinstate closed primaries and repeal campaign disclosure rules established in 2020.  Ballot Measure 2, which will appear on the ballots as 24ESEG, is one of two ballot measures that will appear on the general election […]