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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Anchorage Assembly weighs ballot measure to hold city elections in November 0 RandySF Dec 19 Dec 19 0 265
Alaska's ranked choice repeal measure fails by 664 votes 0 RandySF Nov 21 Nov 21 2 485
Vote count tightens for repealing Alaska's ranked choice system 0 RandySF Nov 20 Nov 20 0 294
Democratic coalition flips Alaska state House 0 RandySF Nov 19 Nov 19 2 577
Ranked choice repeal trails for first time since Alaska ballot counting started 0 RandySF Nov 19 Nov 19 2 358
Alaska Republicans lose two seats in state House, increasing odds of leadership switch 0 RandySF Nov 9 Nov 9 2 343
Two rural Alaska towns report Election Day vote results; two remain unreported 0 RandySF Nov 9 Nov 9 0 288
After controversial correspondence school decision, Anchorage judge faces voters in election 0 RandySF Nov 2 Nov 2 0 418
We Went to Alaska: The Weirdness Will Shock You - More Perfect Union 0 TexasTowelie Oct 31 Oct 31 12 315
The ability to cast a ballot isn't always guaranteed in Alaska's far-flung Native villages 1 RandySF Oct 30 Oct 31 3 307
Early voting in Alaska is off to a fast start and is on pace for a record, figures show 4 RandySF Oct 26 Oct 26 2 504
Anchorage judge faces ouster in Nov. 5 election after contentious homeschool decision 0 RandySF Oct 26 Oct 26 2 437
Campaign to boost Native voting combats both apathy and logistical challenges 1 RandySF Oct 24 Oct 24 4 383
More than 50,000 Alaskan absentee early voters request ballots 0 RandySF Oct 23 Oct 23 1 385
Alaska's first votes appear to show disproportionately high Democratic interest 0 RandySF Oct 23 Oct 23 6 405
AK-HD38: In Southwest Alaska, a House race poses a choice about how to best meet rural needs 0 RandySF Oct 22 Oct 22 0 270
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and mandating paid sick leave 2 RandySF Oct 20 Oct 20 0 372
The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian Islands 2 RandySF Oct 20 Oct 20 2 452
As dropbox program ends, most Alaska absentee voters will pay $1.46 to cast their ballots 1 RandySF Oct 17 Oct 17 2 327
How a Man Imprisoned in New York Could Sway a Key House Race in Alaska 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 16 Oct 16 0 459
Contention over Houston ballot misprint, election certification highlights council meeting 0 RandySF Oct 16 Oct 16 0 329
AK-HD15: South Anchorage candidates are seeking state House seat after 2022 losses 0 RandySF Oct 14 Oct 14 0 375
Alaska ranked choice voting repeal effort outraised a hundredfold, campaign finance filings show 1 RandySF Oct 10 Oct 10 1 492
Can Harris Wrest Alaska Away From Trump? 2 RandySF Oct 10 Oct 10 8 726
In Alaska's local elections, a cruise ship limit fails, races are close, and Santa Claus returns 2 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 567
What Juneau voters and candidates are saying about this year's municipal election 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 272
Alaska's voter registration deadline is Sunday, but most residents don't need to worry 0 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 284
Oct. 1 is Election Day: multiple candidates and two ballot questions for Lynn Canal 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 309
Alaska Supreme Court upholds decision ordering local election for Soldotna annexation plan 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 418
AK-HD39: Campaign for Alaska's Bering Strait House district is a three-peat among familiar candidates 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 427

Alaska Continued...

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Juneau's municipal Election Day is just around the corner -- are you ready? 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 280
Longtime Haines resident and local politician Schnabel seeks re-election 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 298
Why a recall of two Juneau School Board members is on the ballot -- and what happens if it's successful 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 386
Candidate Profiles: Anton Keller and Larry Terch III run for Mayor of North Pole 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 392
Opponents of Juneau's proposed cruise ban raise big bucks 1 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 478
Municipal clerk's office gears up for local election October 1 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 371
City says Juneau residents could receive two municipal election ballots due to registration glitch 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 330
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 246
Native Leaders Organize to Defend Alaska's Ranked Choice Voting System 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 513
AK-HD31: In Fairbanks, Dibert (D) and LeBon (R) are rematched for state House election 0 RandySF Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 376
Alaska landslide kills 1 person and injures 3 in Ketchikan, authorities say 3 sl8 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 5 684
Locked state bag with a completed ballot and election materials was found off an Anchorage road 1 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 593
Fifteen candidates on the ballot in Petersburg's municipal election 0 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 327
Voted for Mary today. 0 Arthur_Frain Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 499
Alaska elections officials plan to debut new ballot-tracking system with Aug. 20 primary 1 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 394
Prosecutors accuse two rural city officials of multiple election-related felonies 1 RandySF Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 481
Water and wastewater upgrades could be on Petersburg's ballot this fall 0 RandySF Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 433
Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 379
Alaska Democratic party maintains support of Biden 0 AKwannabe Jul 2024 Jul 2024 10 1727
AK: Effort to recall Juneau's school board president, vice president secures spot on local ballot 0 RandySF Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 400
As salmon season kicks off, some Alaska fishermen fear for their futures 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 456
Alaska man, police officers join forces to save moose calf trapped in lake from 'sure demise' 1 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 14 846
Awash in tourists, Juneau prepares to turn some cruise ships away 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2024 Jun 2024 6 631
Report portrays mixed picture of Alaska's huge seafood industry 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 982
'Best friend' sentenced for murdering teenager at behest of basement-dwelling catfisher who pretended to be millionaire 1 BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1750
Man, it would be nice to live in a region that posts at least once a week. 6 Arthur_Frain Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 2238
I voted 2 AKwannabe Aug 2022 Jan 2024 9 1777
Alaska health care providers sue to keep state rule mandating minimum payments for care 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 2740
A video doc I created of my eskimo family 5 Steerpike Nov 2023 Nov 2023 16 3534
Republican state legislator indicted 0 Tetrachloride Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 1390

Alaska Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
As climate change and high costs plague Alaska's fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 3766
Rep. Mary Peltola's husband dies in plane crash 2 AKwannabe Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 2055
Cook Inlet broader region seems to have more earthquakes than usual 2 Tetrachloride Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3423
5.0 earthquake between St Augustine volcano and Katmai area 0 Tetrachloride Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1895
Bronson is the worst Mayor! Now getting ideas from Abbot and Desantis 0 AKwannabe Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 3442
7.2 Earthquake offshore from the Alaska Peninsula 2 Tetrachloride Jul 2023 Jul 2023 10 3775
Petersburg Catholic church burns in 10-hour fire 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 2067
Skagway rail workers vote 'overwhelmingly' to authorize strike 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2253
Grizzly bear mauls hunter, who fatally shoots animal in Alaska, officials say 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 4000
Nenana Ice Classic - TriPod down! 1 AKwannabe May 2023 May 2023 2 2530
The Alaska Purchase 0 Tetrachloride Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1336
Alaska's Fisheries Are Collapsing. This Congresswoman Is Taking on the Industry She Says Is to Blame 2 UpInArms Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 4260
AK: Polar Bear Kills Two People in Remote Alaska Village 1 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 3847
Will Rep. Dave Eastman survive "disloyalty" charge? 0 AKwannabe Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 2253
AK-HD15: Democrat Denny Wells formally requests a recount after losing by 7 votes. 0 RandySF Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 3843
Big sigh of relief yesterday 2 AKwannabe Nov 2022 Nov 2022 20 2845
Alaska Constitutional Convention Question: Voters will decide on a state constitutional convention 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 3905
Rep. Mary Peltola -- the 'pro-fish, pro-family, and pro-choice' Alaska congresswoman 2 LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 2312
On this day in history: In 1867, the Territory of Alaska was formally transferred 2 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 3615
King Bolete time! 3 AKwannabe Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1750
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