Thanks to Richard Winger form Ballot Access News for this post.
On April 18, 2016, a State Court Judge, Louis James Menendez, ruled against the Alaska Democratic Party (ADP) in, Alaska Democratic Party v State, 1-ju-16-533.
The Party wanted to allow candidates not affiliated with a Political Party to run in the Democratic Primary.
The Court denied the Party because the Party lacked standing, it had not changed it bylaws to show this new policy. “ADP’s exhibits make clear that ADP’s rule change allowing independent and non-affiliated candidates to run in the Democratic primary is only a proposed rule change at this point in time,” Menendez said. “Any such rule change … will not be known to the parties or the court until the upcoming state convention, taking place in May of 2016.”
The Party said it will refile the case after it changes its bylaws at the Party's May Statewide Convention.
The ADP had sued in February after Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott said State Law prohibited independent candidates from running in the Democratic Primary. The State’s motion to dismiss the case came in March.
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