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Changed registration to independent?

Latest comment: 1 month ago3 comments3 people in discussion

I just found this out a bit ago, and it doesn't look like this has been reported on by anyone.

https://voteref.com/VoterDetails?personId=0bfe5a9e-811e-46a7-9556-66218c07e4aa&state=AK&archiveDates=

https://voterrecords.com/voter/67987454/lisa-murkowski

According to this, two separate websites it looks like she's now unaffiliated and no longer with the republican party. I do not want to edit that out of nowhere, as this is pretty big, so I figured I put it here for people to discuss. HPR69 (talk) 18:25, 17 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

You mentioned that it hasn't been reported by anyone; if she had changed her party affiliation, it would have surely been widely reported.
Both of the websites you linked to presently show her as being affiliated with the Alaska Republican Party. I don't know if they appeared differently when you viewed them, but that's how it appears now.
Every reputable source I looked at portrayed her as being Republican and not Independent, including Ballotpedia, the Senate website, and her own website.

There's no need to edit the article or discuss this further. I appreciate you erring on the side of caution and starting a discussion instead of editing the article. AquaAlien (talk) 05:47, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

It received momentary traction in news blogs in Alaska (here's one example). The Alaska Division of Elections is in horrible shape and has been for years. In the end, it was attributed to a clerical error on their part. I saw it with my own eyes on the Elections website at the time. With the "here today, gone tomorrow" nature of the web, it's doubtful it was documented anywhere. Alaska Public Media is a far more credible source than Must Read Alaska. The above-linked article says they broke the story on social media and quickly retracted it. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 16:11, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply