Tag Archives: Redistricting

Jay Barrett/KMXT With the federal government’s approval yesterday of Alaska legislative districts, local Democratic Party leaders are planning a meeting for Monday to elect new officers in a house district that now includes much of Prince William Sound.

Ellen Lockyer/KSKA The U.S. Justice Department late Wednesday afternoon gave its approval — or preclearance — to Alaska’s new redistricting plan. Alaska Redistricting Board Chair Taylor Bickford says the Amended Proclamation Plan can now be used as a voting map for the November elections. The DOJ approval came in the form of a letter to the Redistricting Board. The move …