Alaska primary certification can move forward, state Supreme Court rules

Certification of the special primary election for Alaska's open House seat can move forward following a legal battle over ballot access, the state Supreme Court ruled.

Attorneys for the state had asked the high court to reverse Friday's order from Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir. The attorneys believed Gandbhir's ruling stopped elections officials from finishing voting on Saturday as scheduled.

Gandbhir had ruled that Alaska elections officials could not certify the results of the by-mail special primary until visually impaired voters were provided a "full and fair opportunity to participate" in the election, although she did not say what that would require.