Mid-session blues… No news from the Governor yet on the fate of SB140.  Gov. Dunleavy has until March 14th to either sign, or veto, or let the bill stand without his signature. Even if he lets the bill stand, he still has the power to line item veto any funding that would be included in the budget. Some school systems in Alaska are banking on some money in their budgets, some are not. Seems nothing will be fully decided until June. This puts students and schools in a last minute scramble for yet another year. Reminder:  If you miss any of the hearings or testimony, follow the links t ..read more

Education Compromise House News: During the last two weeks in the House of Representatives, the sessions have centered around SB 140 – Internet for Schools. The House Rules committee modified it to include a number of provisions including changes to charter schools, correspondence schools, the Base Student Allocation (BSA), and others. Most of you are well aware of the changes, but it was a very long process. Once it went to the floor of the House, there were many amendments (most of them failed their votes).  In the end, the House did increase the BSA by $680, and did add some funding fo ..read more

Meeting Alert! Watch if you can. Feb 5th Monday 8:00 AM (H&S)EDUCATION  in DAVIS 106 and it is TELECONFERENCED. There are will be a presentation from the Alaska Council of School Administrators. If you are concerned with education in Alaska, please watch ..read more

Repeal Ranked Choice Voting moves forward As the session gets moving, more of the bills are lined up for hearings. You can go to AKLEG.org and find out the current status of bills, listen to audio from the meetings and much more. We’ll try to keep you informed as well with action alerts as the session continues. What to Know:  Legislation Tracking Elections/Campaigns House Bill 4 – “Repeal Ranked Choice Voting”, was approved in committee and moved to Finance. Rep. Vance (R-Homer) added an additional amendment as they had forgotten to remove the campaign finance disclosures. Now, it i ..read more

 The 2024 Legislative Session begins! As the 2024 Legislative session kicks off, we begin by welcoming in an election year.  All of the House of Representative members are up for election, as well as half of the Senators. We’ll be watching all of the activities unfold this session, and will be sending out this newsletter to keep you up to date on bills, hearings, and ways for you to voice your opinions. We’ll provide ample links to our educational website – VotingRightsAlaska.org – where you can read additional information and find additional ways to be involved. Please check it out ..read more

Here is a list of our Actions, Alerts and Notices 2024 Action Alerts January 13, 2024 Actions January 7, 2024 Meeting Notice – HB129 Voter Registration ..read more

The Alaskan Legislative Session covers a two-year period. Bills can be introduced in either session. However, at the end of the second year, all bills not passed must start over. This January is the second session so there are a number of bills already in process. And – there are a number of pre-file bills that have come in this January. Here’s a recap of the pre-file bills, and which we will be adding to our watch list. Pre-file bills to watch, January 2024 References:   https://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/2024-Prefiles-First-Release.pdf   and  Elections HB225 Gray Relating to ..read more

Did you miss a newsletter?  Want to know what happened in previous years?  Here’s a list of our emailed newsletters. 2024 Newsletters 2023 Newsletters May 23, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 11 May 2, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 10 April 18, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 9 April 3, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 8 March 22, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 7 March 4, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 5 February 20, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 4 February 5, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 3 January 30, 2023 Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 2 January 20, 2023 ..read more

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Before and After the Nineteenth Amendment August 2020 marks several landmarks in the long struggle for voting rights for women.  August 18, 1920 saw the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution by the state legislature of Tennessee, and on August 26, 1920 the amendment was officially added to our Constitution and meant that women who were U.S. citizens had the right to vote in all states of the Union. Neither of these events were the beginning or the end of America’s struggle to determine who may vote.  Instead it has been a long, challenging, and continuing batt ..read more