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Gross withdraws, leaving uncertainty about his spot in the special election
The big question now is just what happens to the Gross’ spot on the special election ballot. Will Sweeney, who finished in fifth place, get the nod?

Here's one weird, proven trick to cut the number of mail ballots rejected by the State of Alaska
Hint: It was put on hold in 2020, a year where every single legislative district saw its lowest rejection rate on record.

Alaska's mail ballot rejection rate has been high, but its impact is severe in a by-mail election
The 4,830 ballots that have been rejected so far in this special election are more than the past six elections combined.

Palin leads the special election, but wave of rejected ballots raise questions
The biggest surprise from the special election results were just how many ballots were rejected by the Division of Elections and where those ballots are coming from.

Sen. Reinbold was too powerless for her social media considered a public forum, attorney argues
“Some novel legal issues here,” Judge Matthews said at the end of the hearing.

The surprises, headscratchers and intriguing takeaways in this year's legislative races
Ballot Measure 2 has made for a radically new slate.
Here's everyone who filed to run for the Alaska Legislature
All but one candidate will head to the general election.

Filing day update: We're down to a single empty race
A look at the filings as of this morning.

Twas the night before the filing deadline
Breaking down the big things—the departures and the new opportunities—as the candidate filing deadline nears.
