The federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will not hear an Alaska elections lawsuit before the Nov. 3 general election, likely eliminating any chance that a judge will require the state to send absentee ballot request forms to all voters ahead of the election.
An attorney representing the Disability Law Center said plaintiffs could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but there is no guarantee the court would hear the case, let alone issue an order in time for the election.
“We disagree with the decision and believe all Alaskans should be given an equal opportunity to vote absentee,” said the attorney, Sam Gottstein.
Though the state is not mass-mailing additional paper forms, a third-party group, the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Voter Information, is doing so. The Division of Elections is also planning to send an email reminder about the online form to all Alaskans registered with MyAlaska, the state service also used for Permanent Fund dividend applications.
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