Election workers staff an early voting location at the State Office Building on Monday in Juneau. Early voting started across Alaska on Monday, Aug. 5 for the Aug. 20 primary election.

T urnout in this year’s state primary election is on pace to be the third lowest in the past 50 years, according to preliminary figures published Tuesday by the Alaska Division of Elections.

A new lawsuit is challenging Maryland's closed primary system. If the lawsuit is successful, nearly a million Marylanders may ...