Alaska Voters to Decide on Citizen Voting

0:00Anchored stories making news on March 18. Alaska voters will soon decide on a ballot measure to strengthen the state's ban on non-citizen voting. Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom announced Tuesday that the initiative qualified after organizers turned in more than 34,000 valid. Signatures surpassing the needed 34,098 from at least 30 house districts. The group behind it, Alaskans for Citizen Voting, includes three former Republican state lawmakers. They want to tweak existing law by adding one word, changing it from allowing citizens to vote, to saying only citizens may vote. Supporters argue this clears up any confusion in the current wording. Opponents worry the change might mislead people into thinking non-citizens can vote now, which they cannot under Alaska law. There's no proof of widespread non-citizen voting problems here, or nationwide, despite claims from some Republicans. Funding comes mainly from billionaire donor, Dick Uileen, through his groups. The measure heads to the November 3rd ballot, or the August 20th

1:04primary, if lawmakers wrap up early. Meanwhile, a federal bill in the Senate pushes proof of citizenship for voting, splitting Alaska's delegation. Senators Dan Sullivan and representative Nick Begich, Backhead, but Senator Lisa Murkowski calls it overreach, especially tough on rural voters far from. Registration offices. DNN is sponsored by our partner. Check out the episode description. A pillow that plays your podcasts, music, or white noise privately. No earbuds required. S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com.