Alaska Certification Confirms Campaign Contribution Limit Initiative on November General Ballot

JUNEAU, AK — The Alaska Division of Elections formally certified Ballot Measure 2 for the November 3, 2026, general election ballot, placing a citizen-initiated statute before voters to restore strict individual campaign contribution limits for candidates seeking gubernatorial, legislative, and municipal office.

Restoring Limits Following Federal Court Invalidation

The ballot measure responds to a 2021 federal court ruling that struck down Alaska’s legacy $500 contribution limits. If ratified by voters, Ballot Measure 2 will establish enforceable, inflation-indexed caps of $1,000 per person per year to candidates and $2,000 per person to political action committees (PACs), while requiring mandatory 24-hour donor disclosure filings for independent expenditure groups during the final 30 days before elections.

Initiative sponsors stated that restoring sensible contribution caps curbs the influence of out-of-state mega-donors and ensures Alaska elections remain accountable to everyday local voters.

Campaign Reform Coalitions and Legal Perspectives

Alaskans for Clean Elections and civic transparency federations gathered over 38,000 certified voter signatures to place the measure on the ballot.

Opponents argue that contribution limits restrict free speech and encourage donors to divert capital into unregulated independent expenditure super PACs.

General Election Vote Date

Alaska voters will cast binding ballots on the campaign finance initiative on November 3, 2026.