Voters in Alaska’s capital city have rejected a resident-written ballot proposition that would have banned large cruise ships on Saturdays and the Fourth of July. Tuesday was municipal election day for most of Alaska’s cities and boroughs,

The “ship-free Saturdays” initiative, the first of its kind in Alaska, would have banned cruise ships with 250 or more passengers from disembarking in Juneau on Saturdays and the Fourth of July.

Peltola is also now experiencing some of the same challenges Republicans managed to avoid repeating this year.

Could a November ballot measure lead the Alaska Republican Party to close its primaries to non-party members? The short answer is maybe. The main question before Alaska voters with Ballot Measure 2 is whether to repeal the state's new voting system,

Sunday, Oct. 6, is the deadline to register as an Alaska voter for the November general election. Elections offices will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for in-person registration, and online registration is available.

The general election is just over a month away. Here’s how Alaskans can check their voter registration and request mail ballots, and an overview of what’s on the ballot.

Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire from archived editions in 1984, 1994 and 2004.

Election Day, Nov. 5, is approaching fast. Here are some key dates, deadlines and how-tos on registering, voting and tracking results.

“We are equal opportunity offenders,” he said. “If you don’t like us hitting your party or candidate, just be patient because we are going after the other side next.”

View Senate early voting results by state map, see the battleground states, and key races to watch from NBC News.

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Elections Tuesday in four census areas of Alaska will be under federal scrutiny, according to the U.S. Justice Department.