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Pamela L. Bickford v. Alaska, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Alaska, No. S-18776 · judgment January 2, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Whether the failure of the Alaska Legislature to establish “state-based administrative procedures” is a violation of the Constitution of the United States, Article I, § 4 and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, 52 U.S.C. 21112. Whether the failure of the Alaska Legislature to establish “minimum” requirements for administrative procedures is a violation of the Constitution of the United States, Article I, § 4; and HAVA, Subchapter III, 52 U.S.C. 21081-21083, to establish an Alaska State HAVA Plan; and Whether, the failure of the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch, of the State of Alaska; is a violation of HAVA and violation of the rights of qualified voters residing in Alaska to “State-based administrative complaint procedures” to file a complaint requesting a hearing on the record for claims of violation of federal HAVA requirements in the administration and conduct federal elections.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Pamela L. Bickford

For respondent
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Case

Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 30 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Mar 31 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 16, 2025)