Legal Opinion

O'CALLAGHAN v. State, Director of Elections

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided August 16, 2000No. S-9768PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

11 Mike O'Callaghan appeals the superi- or court's order denying his challenge to emergency regulations 1 promulgated by the Alaska Division of Elections that temporarily adopt a partially closed ballot primary election to replace the blanket primary election prescribed in AS 15.25.060.

12 In O'Callaghan v. Coghill, (O'Callo-ghom I), we concluded that the blanket primary election prescribed in AS 15.25.060 did not clearly deprive political parties of their right of free association, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. 2 In O'Callaghan v. State,…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. California Democratic Party v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. O'CALLAGHAN v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Katz v. FitzgeraldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Lett v. DennisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  5. State ex rel. Smith v. BeggsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1928

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4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kodiak Island Borough v. MahoneyAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
  2. State v. Green Party of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Michael Polelle v. Florida Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2025
  4. State of Alaska, Office of Lieutenant Governor, Division of Elections, and Director Gail Fenumiai, in an official capacity v. Alyse S. GalvinAlaska Supreme Court · 2021
  5. Nageak v. MallottAlaska Supreme Court · 2018

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