Campaign finance ballot measure passing by wide margin

A poll worker helps a Petersburg voter submit their ballot during the Aug. 18 primary. (Taylor Heckart | KFSK)
Early results show Alaskans approving a ballot measure seeking to reinstate limits on individual campaign contributions by a roughly 3-to-1 margin, according to the Alaska Division of Elections.
Currently, Alaska has no limit on individual campaign contributions thanks to a federal appeals court ruling in 2021 that declared the state’s voter-approved $500-per-year limit unconstit