The Anchorage Daily News (ADN) posted a story around 7:30 pm (11:30 ET) that the Alaska Supreme Court reversed this morning's Superior Court decision-- and the State Division of Elections may now provide a written list of write-in candidates to voters who ask for assistance at the polls.
The Alaska Democratic Party and the Alaska Republican Party joined forces this week in court seeking to keep the list out of voting places. They thought they’d won the case Wednesday morning when the lower court judge told the state Division of Elections to remove the list from voting places statewide.
But the Supreme Court decision allows voters at early voting sites to see the lists if they say they need help and want to be shown a list of write-in candidates.
The Supreme Court has required any appeal to be filed by 3:00 pm AT [7:00 ET]. It will be interesting to see on what basis the AK Republican Party and AK Democratic Party will appeal -- since the Superior Court's opinion was either obliterated or ignored in this reversal.
ADN again:
The Supreme Court did say the lists must not disclose the party affiliation of the write-in candidates. And the ballots of those voters who ask for the list must be segregated from the ballots of other voters, pending any additional appeals.
One has to wonder how the typical polling place volunteer worker is going to fathom these rules, and enforce them? What constitutes 'asking for the list' exactly?
Sen. Skeecowmure has some friends in high places here -- that much is well-known. McAdams is going to have to win this on his own considerable merits, looks like. With help from the little people.