Klebba v. Carpenter

OPINION

HURWITZ, Justice.

¶ 1 This case arises out of a challenge to nomination petitions filed by Ted Carpenter, a Republican candidate for the State Senate in Legislative District 6. We previously ordered this appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction; this opinion explains our reasoning.

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¶ 2 After Carpenter submitted his nomination petitions, Kay Klebba, a registered voter in District 6, filed this action alleging that Carpenter had improperly verified a petition. After an evidentiary hearing, the superior court held that Carpenter was not the person before whom the signatures were written…