Court Revives Initiative on Governor’s Powers
From Times Wire Reports
Alaska’s Supreme Court has resurrected a ballot initiative that would allow voters to abolish the governor’s power to appoint a U.S. senator, a high-profile issue in Alaska since Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski named his daughter Lisa to the post in 2002.
In a ruling released late Friday, the Supreme Court ordered the initiative back on the November ballot.
Lisa Murkowski is likely to face a tight race in November against former Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles if she wins today’s Republican primary.
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