The right to vote is considered sacrosanct in the U.S., but it isn’t always so in the tiny, remote Native villages across Alaska.

The polling place in the tiny Arctic village of Kaktovik never opened when Alaska had its primary election this summer because there was no trained staff to run the precinct

John Wayne Howe and Eric Hafner are receiving attention as third options to leading candidates Mary Peltola and Nick Begich.

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola is focusing the final days of her reelection campaign on how to slow outmigration from Alaska.

Pamela Goode, Brandon “Putuuqti” Kowalski and Rebecca Schwanke are running for Alaska House District 36. Republican Goode said she wants to defend freedom and personal liberty in Alaska: “In order to preserve that high level of liberty,

With a week to go until Election Day, here's a roundup of voting-related news. A pro-Peltola group runs ads supporting third-party candidate A Political Action Committee called Vote Alaska Before Party is boosting a third-party candidate in Alaska's congressional race,

Ashley Carrick and Ruben McNeill are running for District 35 in the Alaska House.Incumbent Democrat Carrick says there is much that can be done to improve outcomes for Alaska and the community: “I tell people all the time that I’m all in for Alaska,

AP reporter Mark Thiessen explains why the ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages and why their disenfranchisement could have an impact in one of the country's closest congressional races.

Alaska voters will decide in the Nov. 5 general election which presidential candidate will receive the state’s three electoral votes, but it’s the race for the state’s sole U.S. House seat that might have bigger national implications.

Infrastructure needs and road congestion are hot topics for candidates in a region that has been transformed by rapid population growth.

The outside spending by independent expenditure groups reflects growing confidence from political observers and organizations that Alaska’s Legislature could be controlled by bipartisan coalitions in both the House and Senate, political consultants and group leaders say.

On Monday, Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich urged supporters to vote early and lock in their votes.