Unless Alaska Supreme Court justices overturn Friday's decision, it means only three candidates will participate in Alaska’s first ranked-choice election.
Tara Sweeney speaks on April 7 at a session during the 2022 Arctic Encounter Symposium in Anchorage. that the Alaska Division of Elections acted correctly when it declined to replace independent candidate Al Gross with Republican candidate Tara Sweeney on the ballot for Alaska’s Aug. 16 special U.S. House election.
Under ordinary circumstances, Gross’ withdrawal would have allowed Sweeney, who finished fifth, to advance to the general election in his place. Gross’ announcement came 57 days before the special general election, which is operating on a compressed timetable when compared to a regular election. Without a change, the attorneys wrote, “a candidate in a special election is deprived of the rights afforded candidates in a general election and voters are deprived of a substantive component of the ranked-choice voting system.”
Polling has indicated that Republican candidate Sarah Palin, the first-place finisher, is unpopular with many Alaskans. If Sweeney were eligible for election, Begich and she would be in competition for the votes of Alaskans who both dislike Palin and are unwilling to support the Democratic candidate, Mary Peltola.
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