Judge to hear case challenging new Alaska election process by Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press Posted Jul 9, 2021 6:17 pm EDT Last Updated Jul 9, 2021 at 6:27 pm EDT JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge is scheduled to hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a voter-approved initiative that would end party primaries in Alaska and institute ranked-choice voting in general elections. Scott Kohlhaas, who unsuccessfully ran for a state House seat last year as a Libertarian; Bob Bird, chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party; Bird’s party; and Anchorage attorney Kenneth P. Jacobus sued in December, shortly after the initiative was approved.