Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.
The Alaska Supreme Court will hear Kohlhaas v State on Jaunuarey 18, 2022. This is the Case over whether to Top-Four Initiative Passed last year, Violates the State Constitution.
On November 15th, Opponents of the System filed their Brief. Also, Two former Alaska Gubernatorial Candidates filed a Amicus Brief against the System.
The Initiative provides that the Only People who can run in November are the Four Candidates who polled the most Votes in the Primary. There are No Party Nominees. Then Ranked-Choice-Voting (RCV) is used the the General Election.
The Three Main Arguments arguments Against Top-Four are:
1) The Alaska Constitution has more Protection for Political Party Freedom-of-Association than the U.S. Constitution, and the Top-Four System, by allowing Party Labels on the Ballot even when the Party does Not Support a Candidate using its Label, Violates the Party's use of its name.
2) The State Constitution says that Governors must be Elected in Plurality Elections, and RCV only Elects People who win a Majority.
3) The State Constitution says the Lieutenant-Governor must be Nominated the same way as All other Partisan Candidates. But Top-Four forces Lieutenant-Governor Candidates in a Primary, to Run-in-Tandem with a Partcular Gubernatorial Candidate.
One of the Individuals who filed an Amicus Brief, is Dick Randolph, who was the First Person ever Elected to a State Legislature, of any State, as a Libertarian.
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