Voters split on ballot measures, choose to retain judges

It will be easier to register to vote, but not to take out college student loans, as Alaskans gave mixed verdicts on two ballot measures.
Voters passed Ballot Measure 1, that requires people who apply for Permanent Fund dividends to automatically be registered to vote. With all but a few precincts reporting, about 64 percent of voters supported the measure.
Ballot Measure 2 was defeated. It would have allowed the state to issue bonds to support college student loans. The goal of the measure