President Donald Trump is denouncing mail-in voting. Alaska Republicans are doing it anyway.

Alaska Republicans ignore Trump denunciation

Since 1994, the Alaska Republican Party has sent absentee ballot applications to registered voters across the state, urging voters to cast their ballot by mail.The party continued the process this year, despite denunciations of mail-in voting by President Donald Trump, who has called voting by mail “cheating.”In a mailer sent to some voters last month, the party included a partially complete absentee ballot request form and a notice urging the r…

President Donald Trump is denouncing mail-in voting. Alaska Republicans are doing it anyway.

The front page of Alaska's 2026 primary election ballot is seen on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, the first day of early voting in person. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)Since 1994, the Alaska Republican Party has sent absentee ballot applications to registered voters across the state, urging voters to cast their ballot by mail.  The party continued the process this year, despite denunciations of mail-in voting by President Donald Trump, who has calle…