The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Saturday that certification of the state’s special primary election for the U.S. House of Representatives may proceed following a legal challenge regarding access to ballots for visually impaired voters.
The court overturned and overturned a lower court ruling that barred state election officials from certifying the results of the special qualifiers until visually impaired voters were offered a “full and fair” opportunity to vote.
State attorneys had asked the Supreme Court to overturn Friday’s order from Supreme Court Justice Una Gandbhir. Lawyers believed that Gandbhir’s decision prevented election officials from completing their voting on Saturday as scheduled.
Gandbhir had decided that Alaska election officials would not be able to certify the results of the special qualifiers by mail until visually impaired voters were given a “full and fair opportunity to vote,” although it did not say what it would require. this.
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses her supporters at the inauguration of her new campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Alaska State Commissioner for Human Rights executive director Robert Corbisier sued state election officials last week on behalf of a registered voter in Anchorage.
Corbisier’s lawyers said the election did not provide adequate methods for visually impaired people to vote “without invasive and unseen assistance”. State attorneys said there were many secret ballot options.
An explanation of the Supreme Court ruling will be issued later.
Alaska’s primary election includes 48 candidates hoping to win the state’s lone seat in the House he vacated after the death of longtime GOP lawmaker Don Young in March.
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Mary Peltola, a Democrat seeking the sole seat of the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska, speaks during a nominee forum Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo / Mark Thiessen, File) (AP Photo / Mark Thiessen, File)
Leading candidates in the race include Republicans Nick Begitz, Tara Sweeney, Josh Revak and former Gov. Sarah Palin. Democrats Christopher Constant and Mary Peltola. independent Al Gross; and a self-proclaimed “independent, progressive, democratic socialist,” whose legal name is Santa Claus, who has garnered attention but has not raised any money.
These are the first elections in a general election system approved by voters in 2020.
Under this system, voters choose a candidate in a special qualifying election. The four candidates with the most votes will qualify in special elections where the ranking ballot will be used. The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of Yang’s term, which expires in January.
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Santa Claus stands in front of the North Pole post office on Sunday, April 24, 2022. A self-proclaimed “independent, progressive, democratic socialist” whose legal name is Santa Claus has caught the eye but has not raised any money. (Iris Samuels / Anchorage Daily News via AP)
The snap elections will coincide with the regular by-elections on August 16th. The regular November general and general elections will determine who will serve a two-year term from January.
The special qualifiers are being held mainly by post due to the short timetable for holding elections after Yang’s death, election officials said. The ballots were sent from the end of April.
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About 130,000 ballots had been returned to the polling station by Friday afternoon.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.