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    U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) departs the House Chamber after his speech to the Alaska State Legislature on February 20, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Begich in lockstep with Trump, not Alaskans
    By Marylou Burton • April 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The SAVE Act is just another attempt to disenfranchise marginalized voters.

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    Logo courtesy of League of Women Voters.
    Point of View: Tell your representatives SAVE Act...
    By Cathleen Rolph • April 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The SAVE Act will disenfranchise Alaska voters and make the process of voting much more restrictive.

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    Soldotna City Council member Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings participates in the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL candidate forum series, Thursday, Sept. 5 , at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    Opinion: I’m a Soldotna Republican and will vote...
    By Linda Hutchings • October 31, 2024 2:30 am

    Open primaries and ranked choice voting offer a way to put power back into the hands of voters, where it belongs

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    Logo courtesy of League of Women Voters.
    Vote no on Ballot Measure 2
    By League of Women Voters of the Kenai Peninsula • October 24, 2024 2:30 am

    The League of Women Voters of the Kenai Peninsula urges you to vote no on Ballot measure 2. Why? A…

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    A voter fills out their ballot at the Kenai No. 2 Precinct in the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    I was opposed to open primaries and ranked...
    By Tim Navarre • October 24, 2024 2:30 am

    Here’s why

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    Country needs to fight invasive species of divisive politics
    Country needs to fight invasive species of divisive...
    By Larry Persily • October 10, 2024 1:30 am

    Whichever side wins the national election Nov. 5 needs to think about why they did not get a larger share…

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    “I voted” stickers await voters on Election Day 2022. That election was the first regular general election in Alaska to include ranked choice voting, which was narrowly approved by voters in 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Ranked choice voting and open primaries diminish...
    By Chris Bye • September 26, 2024 2:30 am

    The fact that both private political organizations are opposed to open primaries and RCV should be a red flag for us all

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    Homer hosts voter registration drive
    By Delcenia Cosman • September 26, 2024 1:30 am

    The event coincided with National Voter Registration Day last Tuesday

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    Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Voter tidbit: Get prepared for the Oct. 1...
    By Alex Koplin • August 29, 2024 1:30 am

    Check your voting status or register to vote online by Aug. 31

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    Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Voter tidbit: 2 election stories highlight voting challenges...
    By Alex Koplin • August 22, 2024 1:30 am

    The state needs to make voting in rural areas more accommodating

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    Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Voter tidbit: What is your voting story?
    By Alex Koplin • August 8, 2024 1:30 am

    Voting is crucial for democracy to work

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    Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Voter tidbit: Do you know who you will...
    By Kenai Peninsula Votes • August 1, 2024 1:30 am

    Early primary election voting begins Aug. 5

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    Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Voter tidbit: What’s on the local ballot?
    By Kenai Peninsula Votes • July 25, 2024 1:30 am

    City and borough elections will take place on Oct. 1

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