Legal Opinion
State v. Alaska Democratic Party
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 24, 2018No. 7279 S-16875PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINFREE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Alaska Democratic Party amended its bylaws to allow registered independent voters to run as candidates in its primary elections without having to become Democratic Party members, seeking to expand its field of candidates and thereby nominate general election candidates more acceptable to Alaska voters. But the Division of Elections refused to allow independent voter candidates on the Democratic Party primary election ballot, taking the position that Alaska election law - specifically the "party affiliation rule" - prevented anyone not registered as a…
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- Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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- Timmons v. Twin Cities Area New PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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