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COGHILL v. BOUCHER

No. 1798.

511 P.2d 1297 (1973)

Jack COGHILL et al., Appellants, v. H.A. BOUCHER, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 13, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas B. Baily, Matthews, Dunn & Baily, Anchorage, for appellants.

John E. Havelock, Atty. Gen., Juneau, Timothy G. Middleton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, ERWIN and BOOCHEVER, JJ.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

The validity of the manner in which the lieutenant governor of Alaska promulgated certain regulations pertaining to the counting of ballots prior to the closing of polls in statewide elections is questioned in this appeal.

The Alaska legislature enacted the so-called "early count" statute in 1972. This enactment permits the commencement of the counting of ballots in certain designated precincts prior to the closing...

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