State elections officials have begun reviewing signatures gathered by people opposed to Alaska’s system of open primary elections and ranked-choice general elections to determine whether a repeal ballot measure will appear before voters in 2026.

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, today's will be the first major electoral sign of the political mood and what voters think of the president.

Claman cites experience working across the aisle on a variety of issues. Claman and former state Sen. Tom Begich are the only Democrats in a large field.

A group seeking to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primary system says it has gathered enough signatures to put the repeal question on the 2026 ballot. The group formed after the 2024 election,

Just under a year before Alaskans head to the polls to pick a new governor, the field of candidates is already crowded. With 13 candidates — including a dozen Republicans and a single Democrat — and months to go until campaigning heats up in earnest,

The initiative simply aligns Alaska with what the framers of our Constitution already intended: that citizenship and voting go hand in hand. In fact, since 2018, 14 other states have taken similar steps to make citizen-only voting language explicit.

While this is not a presidential election year, several key races and local ballot measures are being decided., US News, Times Now

The November 4, 2025 election results mark a decisive shift in voter sentiment across the nation, including Alaska. The message is unmistakable: supporting Trump’s agenda has become politically toxic. That reality places Senator Sullivan and Representative Begich in serious jeopardy as they approach the 2026 election.

As Alaskans who care deeply about the future of our state and the integrity of our democracy, we feel compelled to speak out in support of the Citizen-Only Voting Initiative.