Alaska Legislature’s last-day action could cancel campaign-finance ballot measure

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 773

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A vote pending on the last day of the Alaska Legislature’s regular session could end up canceling a long-planned ballot measure that would restrict financial donations to political candidates in the state.

Late Tuesday night, the Alaska Senate voted 12-8 to approve House Bill 16, which would impose limits on the amount of money that individuals and groups can donate to political candidates.

That action sends the bill to the House for …

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