Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.

On July 29th, an Alaska State TrialCcourt, Upheld the Top-Four Initiative Passed by the Voters in 2020. Kohlhaas v State, 3AN-20-9532.

The 20-page Decision did Not Mention the Strongest Precedent against the System, Green Party of Alaska v State.

In the Green Party Case, the State Supreme Court Ruled, that the Alaska Constitution gives more Protection for Freedom of Association for Political Parties, than the U.S. Constitution does.

The Green Party Decision said that if the Green Party and the Republican Moderate Party wanted to Jointly participate in a Blanket Primary, they may do that, even though the Legislature had Abolished the Blanket Primary.

In a Blanket Primary, Voters choose One Candidate per Office regardless of the Candidate's Party Affiliation. The Top Vote-Getters from each Position, in the Primary, then Advance to the General Election. In a Traditional Primary, a Voter can only Vote for the Candidates of One Political Party.

In the Top-Four Case, the Alaskan Independence Party, had said that it doesn’t want to Participate in the Top-Four System, but the Judge ruled that it must.

After the Primary, the General Election will use Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) to decide the Winner.










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