Alaskans for Transparent Government has had an impact on getting government information out into the public square. Below is a summary of our efforts, along with the documents obtained. The rest is up to you.

Election Integrity

In 2019, Alaska Governor Dunleavy tasked his Commissioner of Administration Kelly Tshibaka with reviewing, investigating and providing policy direction in the areas of Alaska's management, audit, and government efficiency.

Commissioner Tshibaka had extensive background experience working for the IRS as a systems analyst, and so was ideally fit for the job. After months of in-depth research, her office produced a report titled, "Review of the Effectiveness and Security of the Division of Elections in Administering Alaska's Elections (commonly referred to as "The Kelly Report"), dated July 13, 2020.

Governor Dunleavy refused to release an unreacted version of the report to the public, citing "Executive Privilege", deliberative process privilege, and arguing that disclosure could jeopardize Alaska's information system.

The report was only released in a heavily redacted form.

After a year of no relief, the same people hired legal council and served the governor with a formal demand letter. It outlined the public's legal standing to see this public report, and explained the lawsuit they were prepared to file to obtain it.

In preparation for the lawsuit, Alaskans for Transparent Government was created and all related records were assigned to it. The state of Alaska was informed of this information transfer to AFTG.

One month later, after a years of stalling, the governor finally released the fully unreacted Kelly Report to the public. You may read the full report here.

Grand Jury

The state of Alaska has not had a correctly operating Grand Jury system since 1985. As such, Alaskans have been living in a constitutional crisis for over four decades. Alaska grand juries are to act as a direct, independent check on government corruption. Recent Alaska Supreme Court rules and Department of Law procedures have unlawfully placed “gatekeepers” between citizens and grand jurors, preventing ordinary people from presenting allegations directly. Judges and officials are shielded from scrutiny, allowing corruption within the judicial branch and prosecutors’ offices to go uninvestigated.

AFTG is actively seeking the records that will shed light on how this has happened and why. The ultimate goal is a freely operating Grand Jury system.