State says it doesn’t need to justify ballot favoring GOP, Alaska Supreme Court says no to reprint
The court seemed skeptical that it would be impossible to reprint the ballots in time but ultimately said it’s fine to proceed as-is.
Elections
By concealing ballot change until the last minute, state may just get away with an unfair election
Judge orders halt to printing of already-printed ballots, says state hasn’t justified controversial change
Ahead of the general election, civil rights groups sue to waive rule that tossed 1,200 ballots in the primary
Independent challenger Galvin won more votes than Young in the primary
Assemblywoman LaFrance headlines last-minute shakeups of legislative races
‘It would have been an epic campaign.’ Landfield withdraws from crowded Senate race
Legislators call on state to use Anchorage’s secure drop boxes in the general election
Supreme Court rejects biased state-prepared summary of oil tax initiative
Open primaries would encourage ‘thoughtful leadership,’ say backers of Ballot Measure 2
The hope is that candidates will have to broaden their appeal to all voters in a district instead of the relatively small group of voters that participate in primaries.