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Alabama

60% undecided in Secretary of State race, according to recent poll | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) – Tuesday is the big day! Alabama voters will head to the polls after months of ads, flyers in your mailbox, and door-to-door campaigning. One critical race that is not getting as much attention is the 2022 Secretary of State Election. Four Republicans are on the primary ballot and in the running […]

Alaska

Republican Sweeney plans to withdraw from Alaska House race | National News | #alaska | #politics

By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. House candidate Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she plans to end her campaign, saying she does not see a path to victory or to raise the resources needed to be successful in the November general election. Sweeney was positioned in fourth place after […]

Alaska

Republican Sweeney plans to withdraw from Alaska House race | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. House candidate Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she plans to end her campaign, saying she does not see a path to victory or to raise the money needed to be successful in the November general election. Sweeney was positioned in fourth place after […]

Alaska

Alaska House candidates talk ranked voting ahead of election | Govt. & Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin on Monday said the state’s ranked choice voting system “needs to be changed,” though Alaska has yet to conduct an election under the system. The state’s first ranked voting election, under a system narrowly approved by voters in 2020, will be the House special election […]

Alaska

Alaska House candidates talk ranked voting ahead of election | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

Alabama

Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states | #elections | #alabama

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, although the timing of those laws taking effect varies. Some Republican-led states banned or severely limited abortion immediately, while […]

Alaska

22 candidates running in Alaska US House regular primary | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Twenty-two candidates are running in the August regular primary for Alaska’s U.S. House seat, with nine dropping out by a recent withdrawal deadline. The three candidates in the August special election for the seat are also running. They are Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Democrat Mary Peltola. The Aug. […]

Alaska

Alaska judge rules Sweeney won’t advance to special election | Govt. & Politics | #alaska | #politics

By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge ruled Friday that Alaska elections officials do not need to put the fifth-place finisher in this month’s U.S. House special primary on the upcoming special election ballot in place of a candidate who withdrew. Superior Court Judge William Morse agreed with […]

Alaska

Alaska judge rules Sweeney won’t advance to special election | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

Alaska

Lawsuit says Sweeney should advance in Alaska US House race | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday challenges a state election agency’s decision that said the fifth-place finisher in a special primary for Alaska’s U.S. House seat could not replace a candidate who abruptly dropped out. The lawsuit says the Division of Elections misinterpreted state law. It says the fifth-place finisher, Republican Tara Sweeney, […]