
Matt Acuña Buxton
Matt is a longtime journalist and longtime nerd for Alaska politics and policy. Alaska became his home in 2011, and he's covered the Legislature and more in newspapers, live threads and blogs.
- Anchorage, Alaska
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Lawsuit filed seeking to add Sweeney to ballot /Witness signature was leading cause for ballot rejections
The reasons for ballot rejections varied throughout the state.

Division of Elections says it’ll be a three-way race for U.S. House
The Division of Elections says the window for Republican Tara Sweeney to take independent Al Gross’ spot in the special election for U.S. House has already closed according to state law.

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.
