Alaskans for Better Elections, a bipartisan group of community leaders, has submitted an application to gather signatures for a ballot measure requiring transparency of “dark money” spending in Alaskan elections. Voters’ Right to Know has endorsed the measure and is providing financial and strategic support to the campaign.
If approved by voters in November 2020, organizers say the initiative would put an end to secret “dark money”— much of it coming from outside Alaska — that anonymous, big-money spenders use to influence our elections. It would also open Alaska’s primary elections to all Alaskans, regardless of political party, and would give voters more choice and more voice by allowing them to rank candidates on the ballot.
“Our transparency laws are long overdue for a fix,” said Chair of the ABE ballot committee, Jason Grenn, former independent State Representative for District 22 in West Anchorage. “This will shine a light on the dark money that influences campaigns, and protect our right to know who is trying to influence our votes and our views.
Read coverage of the proposed measure on KINY Radio and Anchorage Daily News.
