Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →
Pamela L. Bickford v. Alaska, et al.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Alaska, No. S-18776 · judgment January 2, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
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
—
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 30 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Mar 31 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 16, 2025)