Municipality of Anchorage v. Citizens for Representative Governance

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

Three Anchorage School Board (Board) members challenged the validity of petitions to recall them from office. They lost both the case and their elected offices. The superior court ruled that they were public interest litigants, and thus denied the Municipality’s 'motion for attorney’s fees. This appeal followed. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Yes For Recall (YFR) is an unincorporated association formed to organize the recall of Anchorage School Board Members Walter Featherly, Carol Stolpe, Cabot Christianson and Dorothy Cox. Less than 12,000 recall…