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Election Day live updates: Trump wins North Carolina, Republicans gain control of Senate

NPR updates from across the U.S. as Americans head to the polls for the last day to cast their vote in the 2024 election.
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It’s Election Day. Here’s what to know about voting in Alaska.

Polls are open at precincts across the state today, Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Alaska voters head to the polls with bad weather delaying voting in 2 remote communities

A windstorm kept the polling location in St. George closed until 2 p.m. The polling place in Wales was expected to open at 4 p.m.
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Parks Highway reopens at Houston after troopers detain 2 people in search

Daniel Buckwalter Jr., 24 of Wasilla, and Autumn Duczek, 41 of Houston, were arrested on multiple charges.

Alaska elections officials hope to avoid problems with rural voting, as seen in primary

Kaktovik, on an island in the Arctic Ocean, was one of two Alaska communities whose polling places didn't open for the primary.
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How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular?

Despite its name, the Electoral College isn’t so much a body as a process. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted it changed.
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Feds to monitor compliance with voting rights laws in rural Alaska

Monitoring will focus on the Bethel, Dillingham and Kusilvak Census Areas, as well as the North Slope and Northwest Arctic Boroughs.
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Alaskans line up like never before to vote early in the November election

More than 100,000 Alaskans had already voted by early Monday. That includes early in-person voters, who have exceeded the record the state set four years ago.
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In close races this Election Day, it will likely be weeks before Alaska knows the results

Though officials will begin releasing first-round results starting shortly after the polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, in close races, there’s only so much Alaskans will know on election night.
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Why Alaska’s U.S. House race is one of the most expensive in the nation

Candidates Mary Peltola and Nick Begich have raised more than $13 million, yet other groups have raised far more to influence the outcome.
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In the final days before the election, Get Out the Native Vote works to break down barriers

In rural Alaska, the barriers to participating in the electoral process can be much greater than in urban areas.

Engaging voters across diverse communities | Alaska Insight

What’s the best way to educate Alaskans from the diverse neighborhoods and communities of Alaska? We discuss on this Alaska Insight.
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Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have both appealed to workers. But their stances on many labor issues remain far apart.
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Lingít veterans hold space for dual identities during U.S. Navy apology in Angoon

When the Navy made its long-awaited apology inside Angoon High School, a clan leader drew attention to the veterans in the room.

Six House and Senate races to watch as voters make their picks for Alaska Legislature

Democrats and independents are hoping to flip control of the Alaska House. Conservatives are vying to take the Senate.
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John Wayne Howe on why he’s running to represent Alaska in Congress

Howe, with the Alaskan Independence Party, is one of four candidates running for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat.
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During Bethel visit, Peltola discusses how to keep Alaskans in Alaska

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola is focusing the final days of her reelection campaign on how to slow outmigration from Alaska.
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In Alaska’s U.S. House election, the leading campaigns are thinking about third options

John Wayne Howe and Eric Hafner are receiving attention as third options to leading candidates Mary Peltola and Nick Begich.
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Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls

The 6-3 vote put on hold a lower court order that stopped Virginia from purging its voter rolls, less than a week before Election Day.
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Anchorage judge faces possible ouster in Nov. 5 election after contentious homeschool decision

A growing number of residents in Southcentral Alaska have voted against retaining judges, which has caused concerns for some in Alaska’s legal profession.
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Ballot Measure 2: Alaskans decide whether to become the first state to ditch ranked choice voting

Voters adopted the new way to elect candidates in 2020. Supporters say it discourages hyperpolarized politics. Critics say it’s confusing.
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Intercepted emails led to Palmer police chief’s leave, body camera transcripts show

Palmer Police Chief Dwayne Shelton was placed on administrative leave for allegedly "conspiring" with junior officers.
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Alaska Native advocates call Biden apology for boarding schools ‘just the beginning’

Native leaders say it's a good first step, but want the apology to be followed by more meaningful action.
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Act quickly on absentee ballots, U.S. Postal Service warns voters

In Alaska, most mail is automatically postmarked in Anchorage or Juneau, so a ballot mailed elsewhere in the state may not be postmarked for several days.
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46,000 Alaskans have already cast their ballots as officials hail ‘historic’ early voting turnout

In-person voting was up more than 30% compared to 2020 during the first two days of early voting, officials said.

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