Sitkans for Responsible Government, Michael Litman, and Jeffery Farvour, Appellants v. City & Borough of Sitka And…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court held that the sponsors' challenge to Sitka's rejection of their ballot initiative was not moot because the initiative could still be placed on a future ballot and the parties remained adverse. On the merits, the court held that the initiative was neither contrary to existing law nor confusing or misleading, reversed the superior court, and remanded for further proceedings. The court concluded that the initiative merely extended Sitka's existing land-disposal procedures to Sawmill Cove and adequately stated the proposed legal changes.