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Bethany Marcum
22:53 - 23:19
“In 2024, for one race alone, the repeal ranked choice voting race, $15 million of dark money came in. And that's just on the to one side.”
- Speaker
- Bethany Marcum
- Timestamp
- 22:53 – 23:19
- 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
In fact, even more. In 2024, for one race alone, the repeal ranked choice voting race, $15 million of dark money came in. And that's just on the to one side. So in our opinion, the money overwhelms the disclaimer, and Alaskans recognize this. Smaller campaigns have to spend up to a third more of their money and their ad space on these disclaimers that do nothing to inform the public.
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