At the first meeting of the year of the Anchorage Election Commission, the first order of business on the agenda was to elect a new chair. Two new members had joined the commission and the previous chairwoman’s term had expired. Commission member Glennis Ireland was nominated, and so was former Lt. Gov. Loren Leman, who … Continue reading Shocking: Muni Clerk Barb Jones says former Lt. Gov. Leman, an Alaska Native, would be a ‘huge disadvantage’ to election commission if he were to be elected chair