A ballot measure seeking to repeal open primaries and ranked choice voting in Alaska is narrowly on track to lose, after the state Division of Elections counted almost 4,000 absentee ballots on Monday.

For the second week in a row, the Supreme Court did not add any new cases to its docket for the 2024-25 term. In a list of orders released on Monday morning, the justices turned down several dozen petitions for review that they had considered at their private conference on Friday,

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised repeatedly during his campaign to expand oil drilling in the U.S., which is good news for political leaders in Alaska, where oil is the economic lifeblood and many felt the Biden administration has obstructed efforts to boost the state’s diminished production.

The Supreme Court has left in place disclosure rules for campaign contributions that Alaska voters approved in a 2020 ballot measure

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place campaign disclosure requirements that Alaska voters approved through a 2020 ballot measure. The justices rejected without explanation an appeal filed by several Alaska voters and groups.

The ballot measure that would repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system is now failing by the narrowest of margins, according to the latest results update from the Division of Elections on Monday.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge based on constitutional free speech protections to a voter-approved measure in Alaska that requires greater public disclosure of certain political donations,

Republican Nick Begich III declared victory Saturday in the race for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat over incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola. In the latest count of ballots posted Saturday, he maintained his lead over Peltola by more than two percentage points,

The top four candidates on the general election ballot included a Democrat serving a 20-year prison sentence in New York.

Republican Nick Begich has ousted incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to win Alaska’s lone House seat, Decision Desk HQ projects. That marks 220 seats for Republicans, surpassing the 218 needed to control the chamber.

A mostly Democratic coalition majority will lead Alaska’s state House following the 2024 general election. Last week, members of the new coalition announced they had secured more than 21 votes,

As of Monday afternoon’s update, there are 192 more votes opposing the measure to repeal ranked choice voting than supporting it.