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...strongly supports a person's right to vote. Under HB3, the identification requirement could be waived if two election officials know the voter's identity and he or she is on the official registration list to vote in a given precinct."Instilling...
...regular voting machine in the polling place and will not have to cast a provisional ballot or prove their identity to election officials afterward, the judge ruled.The law could still take full effect next year, although Simpson could also decide...
...Specter, D-Pa. Murkowski trailed Miller, a Fairbanks attorney, by 1,668 votes after the Aug. 24 primary. Election officials began counting absentee and outstanding ballots Tuesday, and Murkowski made slight gains. But after more than...
...with disabilities but available to anyone, are prepared to handle the challenge of a write-in campaign, state elections officials say. The Elections Division bought machines for each of the state's 439 precincts, but they've never yet...
...established a 30-day deadline for challenging ballot decisions by the lieutenant governor, the state's chief election official. Esch said in his 13-page decision that the clock would have started running on Jan. 26, when Lt. Gov. Fran...
...in July that he was indeed a resident of Nikiski. Ward's voter registration was critical to that decision, an elections official said at the time. "Residency played a part," Wagoner said when reached just after 9 p.m. Tuesday when he...
...African-American and other minority citizens the right to vote in many southern and other states. Alaska's elections officials, including Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell, say the state is using the well-established standard of "voter intent...
...turnout in future elections. Simplifying the ballot is always a concern and seems to get appropriate attention from election officials. The one area where there may be a better way is in selection and retention of judges. Keeping them accountable...
...Matanuska-Susitna Borough have collected more than the required signatures to get it on the November ballot, according to election officials. State workers had verified the measure has more than the 28,783 signatures it needed to be placed on the ballot...
...it could hurt the state's efforts to recruit and retain high-tech workers. As a black conservative and chief election official in a battleground state, Blackwell is much sought-after by the national media. He's appeared frequently on...