In a brief order published online on Wednesday, the Alaska Supreme Court announced that it has upheld the state’s ranked-choice voting system which will be used for the first time this year.
JUNEAU, Alaska - In a brief order published online on Wednesday, the Alaska Supreme Court announced that it hasKenneth Jacobus filed the appeal along with Scott Kohlhaas, a former Alaska Libertarian Party candidate, and Bob Bird, the head of the Alaska Independence Party.
Scott Kendall, chief of staff for former Gov. Bill Walker, represented Alaskans for Better Elections, the group that successfully championed Ballot Measure 2. He said that a preferential voting system is “a more nuanced way of measuring support” by allowing voters to support other candidates if no one in a race reaches a majority on the first round.
Jacobus said that’s unconstitutional as it pushes political parties out of choosing who appears on the ballot and he says it could hurt minor parties and independent candidates.a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court case“The parties are free to campaign for the candidates they support, but the ballot is not their campaign forum,” the state of Alaska’s
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