Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska and State of Alaska, Division of Elections v. Alaskans for…

Summary

The court affirmed the superior court’s judgment requiring certification of an initiative containing three election-law reforms: an open nonpartisan primary, ranked-choice general elections, and expanded campaign-finance disclosures. It held that prior precedent did not create a stricter one-subject test for initiatives and declined to overrule the rule requiring equal treatment of initiatives and legislative enactments. Applying the existing broad germaneness test, the court concluded that the initiative’s provisions shared the single subject of election reform and were logically related.