The Alaska Division of Elections is the state agency that runs Alaska's state and federal elections, under the lieutenant governor. It registers voters, certifies candidates and ballot measures, runs polling places and absentee voting, counts the results and certifies the official count.
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Like Vance and Trump, Cruz will campaign for Sullivan in a Republican-leaning region
Ted Cruz rallies for Dan Sullivan in Kenai Saturday after Vance in Fairbanks and Trump in Wasilla. Election data shows where those regions voted in 2022 and 2024.
by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago3 min read
Federal judge strikes down DOJ voter-list program that took Alaska's full voter rolls
A federal judge struck down the Justice Department program that received Alaska's full voter list in December 2025. The records do not show whether DOJ flagged any Alaska voters or what happens to the data.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Election Day across Alaska: Where voters choose local leaders, ballot questions
A guide to the Oct. 6, 2026 municipal and regional school-board elections across Alaska, listing races, propositions and official election resources by community.
by Alaska News1w ago5 min read
Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals
Preliminary election-night results from Alaska local elections, including close Assembly races in the Fairbanks North Star and Kodiak Island boroughs and early counts from Juneau, Palmer, Ketchikan City, Seward, Wasilla, the North Slope Borough and state-run REAA school-board contests.
by Alaska News1w ago11 min read
Trump calls Alaska's second Dan Sullivan a 'fraud' at gas line event
At a White House event touting the Alaska LNG deal, President Trump called Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. a fraud, questioned the courts that kept him on the ballot and called Alaska's voting system crazy.
by Alaska News2w ago2 min read
Ten rural Alaska communities can now vote in person on Election Day
Alaska extended absentee in-person voting through Election Day in ten Permanent Absentee Voting communities, including False Pass, Nikolski and Port Graham.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Alaska reroutes Region IV absentee ballots after 75 arrived too late to count
Alaska will route Region IV absentee-in-person ballots through Anchorage after about 75 primary ballots arrived after certification.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Alaska's mail ballots will not need barcodes after a Supreme Court denial
The Supreme Court left injunctions in place against a Postal Service ballot barcode rule, so Alaska's by-mail voting procedures stay as they are for Nov. 3.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
An Alaska psilocybin initiative faces its signature deadline Monday
Sponsors of an Alaska initiative to legalize psilocybin, DMT and mescaline face a Monday deadline to file signature booklets with the Division of Elections.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
State to drop Whittier voter misconduct cases after appeals ruling
Alaska will dismiss voter misconduct prosecutions against Whittier residents after an appeals court found the grand jury got the wrong definition of intent.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Alaska Democrats ask Anchorage court to strike Tagle from November ballot
The Alaska Democratic Party asked a court to remove Republican Jose Tagle from the November ballot after Dahlstrom certified him over an APOC recommendation.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Dahlstrom reverses course, will certify Taylor for the November ballot
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom said Friday she will certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor and Jose Tagle's nomination for Alaska State House District 22, four days after refusing to certify both on the Alaska Public Offices Commission's recommendation.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
One Democrat, three Republicans, and two months to go
One Democrat and three Republicans are on Alaska's November governor ballot, with Kreiss-Tomkins consolidating labor support as Republicans stay divided.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Trump says he will campaign in Alaska for Sen. Dan Sullivan
President Trump said he will campaign in Alaska for Sen. Dan Sullivan, whose namesake challenger qualified for the November ranked choice ballot.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read
Fourteen states weighed in on whether an Alaskan belonged on Alaska's ballot
The Alaska Supreme Court decided an election-administration appeal by summary order on June 29, 2026, and 66 days later has not published the promised opinion, leaving the reasoning and the ruling's effect undisclosed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Dahlstrom will not certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced the Division of Elections will not certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor over a late financial disclosure.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Bronson takes the last spot on Alaska's four-way November governor ballot
Decision Desk HQ projected Dave Bronson as a winner of Alaska's top-four governor primary at 8:19 a.m. EDT Thursday, nine days after the Aug. 18 vote and while the Division of Elections count remains unofficial.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Hill runs second in Alaska's unofficial U.S. House primary count
Independent Bill Hill finished second at 30.9% in Alaska's Aug. 18 top-four US House primary and advanced to the Nov. 3 ranked-choice general election against Rep. Nick Begich III. The count remains unofficial.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Questioned ballots from Alaska's primary count only after a bipartisan board verifies each voter
The Alaska Division of Elections explained Monday how questioned ballots work: voters not on the precinct register or lacking ID cast them, and a bipartisan board decides after election day whether each one counts.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Supreme Court lets Trump's mail-voting order advance, but Alaska's rules are unchanged for now
The U.S.The Supreme Court lifted an injunction on Trump's mail-voting order but didn't decide its legality. Alaska's rules are unchanged; a separate order blocks the key provision.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Dan Sullivan endorsed Dan Sullivan over Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate race
Former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan called himself 'the OG Dan Sullivan' in a Facebook post endorsing the incumbent senator over his same-name challenger from Petersburg.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska primary: who advanced and what passed, in unofficial results
Alaska's 2026 primary: Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan lead the Senate race, Nick Begich tops the House field, four governor tickets advance and Ballot Measure 1 passes.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaskans vote today in a primary narrowing the governor, Senate and House races
Alaska's open primary on Aug. 18, 2026 narrows crowded fields for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House, with the top four in each race advancing to the November general election.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska's ranked-choice fight returns to the Supreme Court, months before a repeat repeal vote
The Alaska Supreme Court hears a challenge to ranked-choice voting next week, a week after the primary and months before a repeal vote on the November ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Three Alaska Native groups demand answers on rural election staffing before Tuesday's primary
AFN, Cook Inlet Tribal Council and First Alaskans Institute issued eight demands Monday, a day before the Aug. 18 primary, citing rural election-worker vacancies, per diem unpaid for months, and a Nome early-vote office they say did not open Saturday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
1,900 Alaskans flagged as 'inactive non-citizen' can still vote Tuesday
About 1,900 Alaska voters remain flagged as "inactive non-citizen" three days before the Aug. 18 primary. Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher told lawmakers the flags will not be cleared in bulk because precinct registers are already printed and mailed.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Trump takes aim at Alaska's U.S. Senate Primary Election
President Donald Trump posted Friday on Truth Social endorsing incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and warning Alaskans not to confuse him with Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. of Petersburg. Both are certified Republican candidates on the August 18 primary ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Alaska Democrats ask APOC to recommend removing House District 22 candidate from ballot
A dispute over a blank-then-amended financial disclosure by Anchorage House District 22 candidate Jose Tagle Jr. now rests with the Alaska Public Offices Commission after the elections division declined to remove him.
by Lucas Brown2mo ago3 min read
Alaskans vote Tuesday on restoring campaign contribution limits
The Alaska Division of Elections is issuing its first Ballot Measure Pamphlet since 2014, explaining Ballot Measure 1, which would restore campaign contribution limits removed by a 2021 court ruling. Alaskans vote Tuesday, August 18.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
The Sullivan who won his case lands on the ballot with no party
Daniel J. Sullivan won a court fight to stay on Alaska's U.S. Senate primary ballot, but the Division of Elections listed him with no party affiliation despite his Republican registration.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Two Dan Sullivans, and a ballot solution the state wrote itself
Division of Elections records confirm that Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg and incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan will both appear on the August 18 primary ballot. The challenger will be listed as 'Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.' with no party affiliation, after the NRSC's letter requesting removal drew no comment from the division.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska asks 3,500 voters to confirm citizenship weeks before the primary
The Alaska Division of Elections moved about 3,500 voters to inactive status and asked them to confirm citizenship after a DMV cross-check, weeks before the August 18 primary.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read
Petersburg pushed back when the state pulled Sullivan off the ballot
Letters released by the Alaska Legislature show Petersburg residents objected to the Division of Elections removing Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from the U.S. Senate primary ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska elections hearing reveals FBI contact, no precedent for 'good faith' test
Records released Wednesday show the Alaska Division of Elections had no records of applying a 'good faith' candidacy standard to any other candidate, and the agency has not explained why the FBI contacted it during its review of Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.'s Senate candidacy.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
He listed two Alaska move-in dates. Then he quit the race.
Daniel Cooper withdrew from the Alaska House District 7 race after the Division of Elections questioned whether he met the three-year residency requirement to run.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
Alaska voter registration deadline is today for August 18 primary
Sunday is the last day to register to vote in Alaska's August 18 top-four primary, with both major gubernatorial campaigns urging Alaskans to check their status at myvoterportal.alaska.gov amid an unverified social-media claim that some long-time voters have been dropped from the rolls.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska ballot will show two Dan Sullivans differently — here's what voters need to know
The Alaska Division of Elections released a sample ballot listing namesake challenger Dan J. Sullivan as 'Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.' with no party affiliation, and incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan as the incumbent, a resolution to a legal fight that ended at the Alaska Supreme Court ahead of the August 18 primary.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska ballot measure to restore campaign contribution limits heads to August 18 primary
The Office of the Lt. Governor and Division of Elections scheduled public hearings Thursday on Ballot Measure No. 1, a citizen initiative to restore campaign contribution limits for state and local races, set for the August 18 primary. Voter registration closes July 19.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Frier vs. Chase: a rematch for Alaska's northernmost House seat
Kotzebue Mayor Saima Chase is challenging Rep. Robyn Niayuq Frier in a rematch for Alaska House District 40, the state's northernmost seat, ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Alaska Supreme Court puts Petersburg's Dan Sullivan back on August ballot
The Alaska Supreme Court reversed Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom's disqualification of Daniel James Sullivan Jr. of Petersburg, ordering him onto the August primary ballot alongside incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan and leaving the Division of Elections to find a way to distinguish the two names for voters.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read