Defending Democracy

Alaska is a big state, and we need every tool at hand to ensure Alaskans can vote.

Significant barriers still prevent many Alaskans from voting, including in rural areas and Native villages. Now is the time to expand and protect voting rights in Alaska to make the voting process efficient, accessible, and secure. We need our elected leaders to defend democracy for all.

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Please Expand and Protect Voting Rights for All Alaskans!

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The cornerstone of our democracy is voting.  Our government is supposed to work for everyone, with attention to the needs and challenges of each and every individual. Everyone deserves to have a voice in a true participatory democracy.

It is deeply concerning that substantial systematic barriers remain for many Alaska voters. In the 2022 elections, rural and predominantly Native districts saw roughly one in eight ballots rejected by the Division of Elections, with the percentage of ballots not counted as high as 17% in Bethel. This may be because voters made errors on their ballots, such as failing to include a witness signature and were not given any opportunity to fix their ballot.

Additionally, there have been multiple occasions in which ballots from rural, Native villages failed to arrive in Juneau in time to be counted and when polling places failed to open. The result of these errors means the disenfranchisement of voters across Alaska.

It is imperative that we eliminate all systemic barriers to voting for Alaskans. Please take action to protect and expand voting rights for all Alaskans:

- Protect Ranked-Choice Voting in Alaska, which gives voters more agency in their choices and encourages candidates who may have less established party power.
- Pass SB 19, which would require the Division of Elections to pay for return postage for absentee ballots, allow for ballot-curing for problems with signatures, and create a ballot-tracking system.
- Create a robust process for voters to “cure” their mail-in ballots. This would allow voters to correct any errors on their ballot, such as forgetting to include a witness signature on absentee ballots.

Please act today to ensure that every Alaskan has access to our democracy and that every voice is heard.

Sincerely, [Your information here]