State of Alaska to Focus on Ballot Access for August Primary May 15, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer, along with the Alaska Division of Elections, today announced the State of Alaska will conduct the August primary election in the traditional manner, utilizing all existing options for Alaskans to vote including absentee voting, early voting up to two weeks prior to Election Day, and […]
Lt. Governor Co-Sponsors Seafood Resolution; Urges Federal Action October 21, 2019 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer has signed on as a co-sponsor of the Resolution on the Inspection of Imported Seafood into the United States. The resolution, sponsored by Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser (R-Louisiana), calls for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration to take immediate […]
Lt. Governor Certifies Oil and Gas Tax Initiative October 15, 2019 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer today certified the initiative application entitled “An Act relating to the oil and gas production tax, tax payments, and tax credits,” (19OGTX) based upon the recommendation from the Alaska Department of Law. According to a letter to 19OGTX initiative sponsors, the proposed initiative was […]
Lt. Governor Meyer Denies Certification of Election Initiative Application Friday, August 30, 2019 (Anchorage, AK) – Today Alaska Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer notified 19AKBE election initiative sponsors of his decision to deny certification based upon recommendations from the Department of Law. According to a letter sent today, the proposed initiative was denied based upon its violation of the single-subject rule as outlined in AS […]
Lieutenant Governor Meyer Signs Extradition Request for Steven Harris Downs March 8, 2019 (Anchorage) – Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer signed an extradition request to the Governor of Maine on March 7 for Steven Harris Downs, a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, accused of first-degree murder and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 20-year-old Sophie Sergie in April 1993. “After 26 long […]