Ballot Measure 1 Scores Another Victory as Supreme Court Rejects Signature Lawsuit

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Ballot Measure 1 Scores Another Victory as Supreme Court Rejects Signature Lawsuit

  Monday backers of Ballot Measure 1, Alaska’s Fair Share Act, scored their second courtroom victory in a week as the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed an earlier Superior Court ruling upholding the fundamental constitutional rights of Alaskans to vote on Ballot Measure 1 this November.   An industry group funded by the international oil producers […]

Court Dismisses Challenge to Alaska’s Fair Share Signatures

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Court Dismisses Challenge to Alaska’s Fair Share Signatures

  Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Matthews dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Ballot Measure No. 1, Alaska’s Fair Share Act. The lawsuit sought to invalidate signatures collected by professional signature gatherers and take away Alaskans’ right to vote on the initiative in November. Matthews’ ruling granted Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share’s motion to dismiss […]