How is the Alaska state legislature broken down? How are things like RCV getting implemented and how are things like the selection of judges by a council not jettisoned?
And how does one get on the judicial council?
Oh, you’ll love this. The Republicans have pretty solid control of the Senate. However, the House is controlled by the Dems despite the Republicans having more elected members because 2 Republicans and 4 Independents caucused with the Dems.
As far as the judicial council, I quote from their website:
“Alaska Constitution Article IV, Section 8 provides that the Judicial Council has seven members. Three must be attorneys appointed by the Alaska Bar Association. Three cannot be attorneys and are appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the legislature. These appointments are for staggered six year terms, must be spread over different areas of the state, and must be made without regard to political affiliation. The chief justice of the supreme court is the Council’s seventh member and chairperson.”
So, the leftists have a built in 4-3 advantage to start.