Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order
8 months, 1 week ago

Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A state court judge on Friday disqualified numerous booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that aims to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system and gave elections officials a deadline to determine if the measure still had sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The state requires initiative sponsors meet certain signature-gathering thresholds, including getting signatures from voters in at least three-fourths of state House districts. Kevin Clarkson, a former state attorney general who is representing the repeal initiative sponsors, said by email Friday that the ruling “looks mostly favorable” to his clients. The Division of Elections still must assess whether the measure has enough signatures in 30 out of the 40 House districts, “and then all parties will need to consider their appeal options,” he said.

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Alaska Supreme Court clears the way for ranked choice repeal measure to appear on November ballot
7 months, 1 week ago

Alaska Supreme Court clears the way for ranked choice repeal measure to appear on November ballot

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JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a measure aimed at repealing the state’s new open primary and ranked choice general election system to remain on the November ballot. The court heard arguments earlier in the day in a case appealing Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin’s decision in June that the state Division of Elections …

Measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked voting system still qualifies for ballot, officials say
8 months ago

Measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked voting system still qualifies for ballot, officials say

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — An initiative aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system still has sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot, attorneys for the state said in court filings Tuesday, days after a judge disqualified some of the booklets used to gather signatures. Alaska Department of Law attorneys in court documents Tuesday said the Division of Elections had …

Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order
8 months, 1 week ago

Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — A state court judge on Friday disqualified numerous booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that aims to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system and gave elections officials a deadline to determine if the measure still had sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The state requires initiative sponsors meet certain signature-gathering thresholds, including getting …

Measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system scores early, partial win in court
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system scores early, partial win in court

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Backers of a measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system scored an early, partial win in court when a judge ruled that state elections officials did not violate the law or regulations when they let the sponsors correct errors in petition booklets that had already been turned in. Friday’s decision by Superior Court Judge Christina …

Judge weighs arguments in case seeking to disqualify ranked choice repeal measure from Alaska ballot
10 months ago

Judge weighs arguments in case seeking to disqualify ranked choice repeal measure from Alaska ballot

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — State election officials acted properly when they allowed sponsors of a measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system to fix mistakes with dozens of petition booklets after they were already turned in, an attorney for the state said Tuesday. Rankin heard arguments Tuesday in Anchorage in a lawsuit filed by three voters that alleges the …

Lawsuit asks judge to disqualify ballot measure that seeks to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawsuit asks judge to disqualify ballot measure that seeks to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three Alaska voters have filed a lawsuit seeking to disqualify a ballot measure that aims to repeal the state’s open primary and ranked vote elections system, citing errors in the signature collection and approval process. The division last month certified that a ballot group called Alaskans for Honest Elections gathered enough signatures to qualify the repeal measure …

Backers of an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system fined by campaign finance watchdog
1 year, 2 months ago

Backers of an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system fined by campaign finance watchdog

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Supporters of an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system have been fined more than $94,000 after the commission that enforces state campaign finance rules found disclosure and other violations. Kevin Clarkson, an attorney representing the opponents of ranked voting who were fined by the Alaska Public Offices Commission, said they intend to challenge some of …

Lawsuit filed over new Arkansas law on initiative signatures
2 years ago

Lawsuit filed over new Arkansas law on initiative signatures

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— A lawsuit was filed Friday challenging a new Arkansas measure that makes it harder to get initiatives on the ballot by raising the number of counties where signatures must be gathered. Republican state Sen. Bryan King and the League of Women Voters of Arkansas filed the lawsuit challenging the new restriction approved by the majority-GOP Legislature and signed by …

Signatures gathered to place pot legalization before voters
2 years, 8 months ago

Signatures gathered to place pot legalization before voters

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BISMARCK, N.D. — A group that wants to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota turned in more that 25,000 signatures to the secretary of state Monday in an effort to place the matter before voters in November. The group, New Approach North Dakota, needed 15,582 signatures to get the measure on the ballot for the general election. “We think that …

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