Alaska on course to approve new campaign donation limits in Ballot Measure 1

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 408

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Early tallies from Tuesday’s statewide primary election showed overwhelming support for a ballot measure that will restrict the amount of money that political candidates can accept from groups and individuals.

With 377 of 402 precincts reporting by 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, Ballot Measure 1 had the support of 71.5% of participating voters.

That’s only slightly less than the 73% margin that a similar ballot measure received in 2006.

The limits imposed by that …

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