0:37
Bethany Marcum
19:42 - 20:19
“So we want to be clear that a yes on 2 vote would return Alaska to primary elections that are open to unaffiliated and independent voters. It's just false to say that this repeal will result in closed primaries.”
- Speaker
- Bethany Marcum
- Timestamp
- 19:42 – 20:19
- Transcript
- Alaska Legislature: 2026 General Election - Ballot Measure No. 2 - 24ESEG - Initiative Hearings
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- July 27, 2026
From the transcript
So we want to be clear that a yes on 2 vote would return Alaska to primary elections that are open to unaffiliated and independent voters. It's just false to say that this repeal will result in closed primaries. The United States Supreme Court, um, really put forth a, uh, clear explanation of what a closed primary is. I'm gonna read that to you here. A closed primary— this was in the year 2000— a closed primary is one in which only a political party's members can vote on its nominees.
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