Legal Opinion
Coghill v. Boucher
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 1973No. 1798PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
The validity of the manner in which the lieutenant governor of Alaska promulgated certain regulations pertaining to the counting of ballots prior to the closing of polls in statewide elections is questioned in this appeal.
The Alaska legislature enacted the so-called “early count” statute in 1972. This enactment permits the commencement of the counting of ballots in certain designated precincts prior to the closing of the polls in statewide elections. 1 The lieutenant governor is statutorily charged with the general responsibility of supervising statewide…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- K & L DISTRIBUTORS, INC. v. MurkowskiAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Boucher v. BomhoffAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Mallonee v. GrowAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Moore v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Trustees for Alaska v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. LewisAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Kenai Peninsula Fisherman's Cooperative Ass'n v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Bowers Office Products, Inc. v. University of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 1988
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