Carol Beecher
Director of the Division of Elections · Division of Elections
29 articles · 3 transcripts · 12 clips
Carol Beecher is the Director of the Alaska Division of Elections, serving in the Director’s Office where she is listed as Director of Elections with official contact information. She was appointed as the new Director of the Division of Elections by Alaska Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom in February 2023.
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State asks judge to keep absentee ballot review lists from Peltola campaign
The state told a judge the ballot lists Peltola's campaign wants don't exist as records yet and are private. Sullivan's campaign backed the state.
Judge cancels hearing as Democrats and state report fixes for five rural voting sites
A judge canceled Monday's hearing in the Democrats' rural voting suit after the party and the state said they'd found fixes for the last five absentee sites.
Dunleavy says signing off on a Peltola Senate win depends on his investigation
Asked whether he’d sign off on a Peltola Senate win, Dunleavy wouldn’t commit, saying his new investigation could affect whether the winner is seated.
Times reports Democrats worked to recruit Alaska's second Dan Sullivan and other spoilers
The Times says the second Dan Sullivan and Gerald Heikes were recruited in an effort involving Peltola aides and national Democrats. Both groups deny it.
Alaska election officials ask judge to dismiss DOJ's Senate suit by Nov. 2
State of Alaska officials asked a judge to toss DOJ's Senate suit by Nov. 2. The U.S. can't step in, they argue, "much less" for a favored candidate.
Judge fast-tracks Peltola campaign's bid to dismiss DOJ's Alaska Senate suit
A federal judge fast-tracked the Peltola campaign's bid to join and dismiss DOJ's Alaska Senate suit. She plans to rule Wednesday on who can join.
Peltola and voter groups move to fight DOJ's suit to block Alaska certification
Peltola's campaign and voter groups want in on DOJ's Alaska certification suit. Blanche says DOJ isn't trying to stop certification. The suit says otherwise.
Justice Department sues to hold up Alaska Senate result if second Sullivan tips the race
The Justice Department sued Alaska to hold up the Senate result if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses and votes for the other Daniel Sullivan would have flipped it.
Groups backing Bill Hill spend more than $400,000 urging Alaskans not to rank Eric Hafner
Two groups backing independent Bill Hill have spent nearly $400,000 on ads attacking Democrat Eric Hafner in Alaska's US House race.
Anchorage judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit over voter list sent to DOJ
Anchorage judge Adolf Zeman let a lawsuit over Alaska's voter list sent to the DOJ move forward, weeks before the Nov. 3 election.
An Alaska psilocybin initiative faces its signature deadline Monday
An Alaska psilocybin legalization drive spent $150,000 and has $1,354 left. Its signature deadline is Monday, and no count has been made public.
Fourteen states weighed in on whether an Alaskan belonged on Alaska's ballot
Fourteen states, the Alaska GOP and a national election law group filed briefs against a Petersburg man's candidacy. Two Alaskans filed for him, on their own.
Three Alaska Native groups demand answers on rural election staffing before Tuesday's primary
Three Alaska Native groups are demanding the state account for unfilled rural election-worker jobs and pay overdue per diem before Tuesday's primary, citing past precincts that never opened.
1,900 Alaskans flagged as 'inactive non-citizen' can still vote Tuesday
“The Division does not intend to return all recipients to active status automatically.”
Trump takes aim at Alaska's U.S. Senate Primary Election
Trump waded into Alaska's Senate primary, telling voters which of two similarly named Dan Sullivans to pick — flexing GOP-base clout in a state he carried.
Alaska Democrats ask APOC to recommend removing House District 22 candidate from ballot
“beyond the scope of DOE's review”
Two Dan Sullivans, and a ballot solution the state wrote itself
The court put the second Dan Sullivan on the ballot but left the labeling to the state — and the state's fix leaves him the only candidate of 16 with no party listed.
Alaska asks 3,500 voters to confirm citizenship weeks before the primary
“this was a larger list than we had anticipated, as well. So it was very concerning, but this is the process that we do we move— if we get a list of individuals from DMV, which usually is more like 200 names, then we send those individuals the notices, same letter, and ask them to confirm their citizenship. And again, they can do that by email, they can call us.”
Petersburg pushed back when the state pulled Sullivan off the ballot
“The Division acted then to prevent manipulation of the ballot and to protect voters from purposeful confusion, consistent with its responsibility to maintain fair, neutral, and trustworthy elections.”
Alaska elections hearing reveals FBI contact, no precedent for 'good faith' test
“The Division's good faith candidacy analysis was not an additional qualification for office, but a procedural safeguard to— for ballot integrity similar to the signature requirements, filing deadlines, anti-confusion measures that have been upheld in the courts.”
Savoonga's voting barriers surface in Senate election-integrity debate
Sen. Murkowski cited Savoonga's $1,000 travel costs to register in person under the proposed SAVE America Act. • U.S. Department of Justice found Alaska violated disability-access voting rules in 2024. • Absentee ballot application deadline for 2026 Primary is August 8.
Alaska Supreme Court puts Petersburg's Dan Sullivan back on August ballot
Alaska Supreme Court ordered the Division of Elections to place retired teacher Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the August 18 primary ballot alongside U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Alaska kicked Sullivan off the ballot. In 2024, the state argued it couldn't
Alaska kicked Sullivan off the ballot for filing 'not in good faith.' In 2024, the state literally argued in court that wasn't its call.
Daniel J. Sullivan sued the state today over a denied Senate ballot spot
Denied a Senate ballot spot, Daniel J. Sullivan sued today. Lawmakers held a hearing on the same question the same afternoon.
He listed two Alaska move-in dates. Then he quit the race.
“DOE has determined that it does not have sufficient evidence to determine your residency in Alaska for the three consecutive years required for filing.”
Alaska elections office denies Daniel J. Sullivan's U.S. Senate filing
Alaska election officials denied Petersburg resident Daniel J. Sullivan's U.S. Senate candidacy, finding his filing mimicked incumbent Dan S. Sullivan's name and campaign to confuse voters.
Alaska elections director moves to disqualify Senate challenger
Alaska's elections director ruled Thursday that Republican Senate challenger Dan J. Sullivan is ineligible to run in the August primary, citing unspecified complaints about his eligibility.
Senate panel advances bill barring felons from school boards
Alaska Senate panel unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday that would ban convicted felons from school boards statewide, prompted by a 2022 Tok election that left students concerned about safety.
House Finance hears respiratory therapist licensing bill, Alaska's last-state gap
Alaska is the only U.S. state without licensing for respiratory therapists, and HB 362 would fix that gap by establishing a state licensing program with fees covering all costs.
