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Lt Gov. certifies pot application

...oversees elections, on Friday certified a ballot initiative application that would make...the state to get the question on the ballot. They want to get it done by January and have it on next year's primary ballot, said petition sponsor Tim Hinterberger...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-06-14/lt-gov-certifies-pot-application
State | Local
ALASKA SPORTS

...were made by the conference's athletic directors, with each athlete receiving five first-place votes and a total of 22 ballot points. UAA's David Registe received the same honor in 2008.In the fall, Chelimo, from Kapkoi, Kenya, became the first...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-06-09/alaska-sports
Sports
Voter case under review

JUNEAU - It appears someone registered to vote in Alaska and another state cast ballots in both states during the November election, an Alaska elections official said Thursday.Division of Elections Director Gail...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-24/voter-case-under-review
State
June First Friday art walk

...artistic styles, mediums, and subject matter. New this year will be the opportunity to vote for your favorite artwork. Ballots will be available in the gallery during June to cast your vote for the People's Choice Award, which will be announced June...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2013-06-06/june-first-friday-art-walk
Art
Alaska Sports News

...Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country teams.As all-district honorees, the Kenyan duo advance to the national ballot for a chance at Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades.Kangogo, from Eldoret, Kenya, concluded his successful...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2013-06-03/alaska-sports-news
Sports
UPDATE: Joe Miller files paperwork for U.S. Senate in 2014

...Palin and potential candidate and current Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell."Former Governor Sarah Palin leads a Republican primary ballot with the three most likely candidates: Palin, Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell and 2010 GOP Senate nominee Joe Miller," the...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-28/joe-miller-files-paperwork-us-senate-20
State
Black voter turnout passes whites in 2012

...In all, about 66.2 percent of eligible black voters cast ballots in 2012, up from 64.7 percent in 2008, according to census...fizzled in 2012.About 41 percent of voters age 18-24 cast ballots in November, down 7 percentage points from 2008. The drop...

http://juneauempire.com/hope-yen/2013-05-09/black-voter-turnout-passes-whites-20
3 ex labor commissioners back wage increase

...greater. The Legislature can pre-empt initiatives that qualify for the ballot by passing substantially similar legislation.A year after passing the...the more than 30,000 signatures required to qualify the measure for the ballot.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-07/3-ex-labor-commissioners-back-wage-incr
Local
My Turn: Goodbye dividends, hello tax

...value of Alaska's resources for more than 25 years. He is now one of the hundreds of Alaskans working on the referendum to place the repeal of Senate Bill 21 on the 2014 August primary ballot. He can be reached at RayinAK@aol.com.

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-21/my-turn-goodbye-dividends-hello-tax
Opinion
House panel discusses voter ID bill

...Lawmakers have begun deliberations on a bill that would require voters to present photo identification when casting their ballots, but one critic said the geography and ethnic makeup of the state would likely make the law unconstitutional if passed.The...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-02-22/house-panel-discusses-voter-id-bill
State

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