Why are some members in the House afraid of counting their constituents’ votes?
The Alaska State Capitol building, photographed on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 in Juneau.
Opposition to voting rights legislation was particularly baffling — or outrageous — for Reps. Stanley Wright and Thomas Baker, who represent East Anchorage and Kotzebue/Northwest Alaska, respectively. Their districts are majority-minority, and de-facto discrimination policies disproportionately affect our districts . First, a lack of “ballot curing” means that votes cast by the elderly, minorities, and people who speak English as a second language are often discarded due to superficial errors.
I appreciate all the senators and representatives who fought hard to pass this important legislation. House members made three attempts to force a simple vote on whether the bill should pass, but majority members, including Reps. Wright and Baker, used procedural tactics to block consideration of the bill in the final hours of this legislative session.
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