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STATE v. TRUST THE PEOPLE

No. S-11288.

113 P.3d 613 (2005)

STATE of Alaska, Loren Leman, Lieutenant Governor, and Gregg D. Renkes, Alaska Attorney General, Appellants, v. TRUST THE PEOPLE, the Initiative Committee Sponsoring 03SENV, consisting of Eric Croft, Harry T. Crawford, Jr., and David Guttenberg, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 27, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanne M. Grace, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Gregg D. Renkes, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellants.

Peter J. Aschenbrenner, Aschenbrenner Law Offices, Inc., Fairbanks, and Jeffrey M. Feldman, Feldman & Orlansky, Anchorage, for Appellees.

Peter J. Maassen, Ingaldson, Maassen & Fitzgerald, Anchorage, for Amicus Curiae Alaska Public Interest Research Group.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Because of the need for resolution of the issues raised in this case before the election, we issued our Order on August 20, 2004, with an opinion to follow. This is that opinion.1

A citizens' group obtained sufficient signatures to place on the November 2004 ballot an initiative restricting the governor's power to temporarily appoint a United States senator...

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