“Alaska Supreme Court will decide legality of new ranked-choice voting system ahead of 2022 election”

This is not unexpected. Time to re-up my academic article with Michael Parsons on why RCV does not violate certain state constitutional provisions under which it has been challenged.

From the Anchorage Daily News:

Opponents of Alaska’s new ranked-choice election system, having lost a lawsuit in Superior Court, are now appealing to the state Supreme Court.

Alaska’s high court has accepted the appeal under an accelerated timeline that will have justices hear arguments Jan. 18. The justices are expected to issue a summary decision shortly afterward, and that decision will determine how Alaska will conduct its statewide elections in 2022.

Last year, 50.6% of participating Alaska voters approved Ballot Measure 2, which significantly changes how Alaska conducts state elections.

Attorney Ken Jacobus, a Republican, is representing himself, the Alaskan Independence Party and Libertarian candidate Scott Kohlhaas in a legal effort to overturn that result, arguing that it is impossible to implement the measure in a way that follows the Alaska Constitution and U.S. Constitution.

We’re trying to set aside the whole thing,” he said.

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