Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Alaskans for Better Elections




A Diverse Group of Alaskans came together to create Alaskans for Better Elections.

The Chair of the Group is Jason Grenn.

The Top 3 Contributors are Represent.Us, Florence, MA; Fairvote Action Fund, Takoma Park, MD; and American Promise, Concord, MA.

The Group is Dedicated to putting Alaskans back in Control of their Elections and making them More Open, Transparent, and Fair.

Their Goals:

- Opening the Primaries to All Voters.

- Implementing Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV).

- Campaign Finance Disclosure.

Alaska has the Highest Number of Registered Independent Voters of any State in the Country, well over 50% of 575,914 Voters.

NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS BY PARTY AS OF 08/03/2019

Political Parties:
A - ALASKAN INDEPENDENCE PARTY - 16,917
D - ALASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - 73,621
R - ALASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY - 140,069

Political Groups:
C - ALASKA CONSTITUTION PARTY - 503
E - MODERATE PARTY OF ALASKA - 101
G - GREEN PARTY OF ALASKA - 1,615
H - OWL PARTY - 14
L - ALASKA LIBERTARIAN PARTY - 7,202
O - PROGRESSIVE PARTY OF ALASKA - 45
P - PATRIOT’S PARTY OF ALASKA - 72
V - VETERANS PARTY OF ALASKA - 1,144
W - UCES' CLOWNS PARTY - 78

Other:
N - NONPARTISAN - 83,250
U - UNDECLARED - 251,283

Alaskans for Better Elections believes that their Reform Package will Enfranchise Independents, give All Voters Real Choice, and Reduce Partisanship in the State.

Senior Vice President Open Primaries, Jeremy Gruber, met with Campaign Organizers Jenny-Marie Stryker and Scott Kendall in Anchorage to Discuss the Initiative and Offer their Support.









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