Kathryn Dodge, and Cross-Appellee v. Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska, and Gail Fenumiai…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the State Elections Director’s recount decision in the 2018 House District 1 race, rejecting the appellant’s challenges to four ballots. The Court held that the over‑marked ballot was invalid, that voter residency is presumed valid absent written notice, that hearsay evidence is inadmissible, and that a voter’s registration properly updated via the Permanent Fund Dividend initiative does not entitle a vote in the district. The Court applied independent statutory interpretation de novo.