Phillip Izon examines signature gathering booklets during a trial on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage.
Supporters of Alaska’s ranked choice voting and nonpartisan primaries filed suit earlier this year alleging that the repeal initiative organizers had violated state laws by leaving signature booklets unattended, leaving them open to fraud.the ballot question despite questions about the initiative organizers’ conduct.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the case, including Scott Kendall — one of the primary authors of the 2020 ballot measure that put in place Alaska’s current voting system — alleged that the behavior by some signature gatherers violated Alaska law to a sufficient degree that the petition should be thrown out.
Former Attorney General Kevin Clarkson, representing the authors of a ballot measure to repeal ranked choice voting, speaks during a trial to determine if the state Division of Elections improperly certified the ballot question. that the Division of Elections acted properly when it allowed the sponsors of the repeal petition to correct problems with signature booklets after they were
The trial included testimony from multiple people who volunteered as signature gatherers for the initiative, people who witnessed the signature gathering, and an expert in signature verification who has worked on multiple ballot initiatives in Alaska and elsewhere.
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