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SONNEMAN v. STATE

No. S-7851.

969 P.2d 632 (1998)

Joe SONNEMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska; The Lieutenant Governor; and the Director, Division of Elections, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Sonneman, pro se, Juneau.

John B. Gaguine, Assistant Attorney General, Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE and BRYNER, JJ.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Joe Sonneman raises several constitutional challenges to the 1995 amendment to AS 15.15.030(6), which ended the practice of rotating the order of candidates' names on election ballots, and replaced it with a random determination of the order of candidates' names. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the State, holding that even if candidates received some advantage...

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