Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2016 1:10:06 GMT -6
JUNEAU — Alaska Democratic party leaders have approved allowing candidates not affiliated with a political party to run in the Democratic primary.
Unaffiliated candidates currently can run for office by petition and gathering signatures. In a release, state party chair Casey Steinau said Democrats want their party to be as inclusive as possible. This also would give voters more choices in the primary, she said.
Party spokesman Jake Hamburg said the party will ask the state Division of Elections to implement the change for this year’s elections. He said it would be a pilot program because party bylaws must be approved every two years and this is year two of a two-year cycle.
A message was left Tuesday with the director of the Division of Elections.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-01-26/alaska-democrats-vote-allow-independents-party-primary
Unaffiliated candidates currently can run for office by petition and gathering signatures. In a release, state party chair Casey Steinau said Democrats want their party to be as inclusive as possible. This also would give voters more choices in the primary, she said.
Party spokesman Jake Hamburg said the party will ask the state Division of Elections to implement the change for this year’s elections. He said it would be a pilot program because party bylaws must be approved every two years and this is year two of a two-year cycle.
A message was left Tuesday with the director of the Division of Elections.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-01-26/alaska-democrats-vote-allow-independents-party-primary