An Anchorage Superior Court judge will decide by the end of the month whether to uphold a significant fine levied by Alaska’s campaign finance regulators against backers of a petition seeking to roll back the state’s election laws.
By James Brooks, Alaska BeaconThe Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage, across the street from the larger Nesbett Courthouse, holds the Alaska Supreme Court chambers.
Hartz said at the end of the hearing that she intends to issue a decision by June 21, though it may not be until the following Monday. If the court does believe that the law applies, he said, the First Amendment would prohibit any law that forbids someone from giving money to a political cause under someone else’s name.arguing his case.
Alaskans for Better Elections also was the group behind the successful 2020 ballot initiative that installed the current elections system.
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