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Leman Loses in Pot Suit Ruling
Posted by CN Staff on October 26, 2004 at 08:09:10 PT
By Sheila Toomey, Anchorage Daily News
Source: Anchorage Daily News 
Proposition 2: Judge rules against handling of voter pamphlet statement.Lt. Gov. Loren Leman violated his obligation to assure the "integrity, credibility and impartiality" of state elections when his office wrote the official voter pamphlet statement opposing legalization of marijuana and had someone else sign it, a Superior Court judge ruled Monday.
However, Judge Mark Rindner concluded there is no acceptable way to fix the wrong done by Leman. Passing out corrective leaflets to voters or posting notices near ballot boxes would foster confusion and violate laws against campaigning at the polls, Rindner said, limiting his action to a declaratory judgment.Each election year, supporters and opponents of ballot measures are invited to submit pro and anti statements for inclusion in an informational booklet of candidates and issues mailed to 300,000 Alaskans. Producing the voter pamphlet is the responsibility of the lieutenant governor, part of his job to manage state elections. When no one volunteered a statement against Proposition 2, which would legalize and regulate marijuana in Alaska, Leman's chief of staff Annette Kreitzer wrote one and Leman sent it to Dr. Charles Herndon with a note that said, "Thank you for considering my request for you to sign this statement, revise it, or write a statement of your own."Herndon tinkered with it in a minor way and signed it. It was published in the pamphlet along with a statement advocating for Proposition 2, written by supporters of the measure.Herndon is the medical director of a drug and alcohol treatment program in Anchorage and has said he agrees with what Leman's office wrote. Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/leman.htmSource: Anchorage Daily News (AK)Author: Sheila Toomey, Anchorage Daily NewsPublished: October 26, 2004Copyright: 2004 The Anchorage Daily News Contact: letters adn.com Website: http://www.adn.com/ Related Articles & Web Site:Yes on 2 Alaskahttp://www.yeson2alaska.com/Lt. Governor Abuses His Election Authority http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19700.shtmlMarijuana Proponents Sue State, Lemanhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19693.shtmlMJ Measure Backers Sue Over Opposition http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread19667.shtml
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Comment #10 posted by John Tyler on October 26, 2004 at 20:13:24 PT
Alaskan vote
Just checked at http://www.frontiersman.com/ at 11:20pm on 10/26 and it was 58.3% for legalization. Go Alaska.
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Comment #9 posted by siege on October 26, 2004 at 16:49:17 PT
legislators
In tn. we passed a MMJ by vote and it won by about 15% about 16 years ago, and by the next morning they legislators held a special session and Killed It.
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Comment #8 posted by sukoi on October 26, 2004 at 15:28:22 PT
Me Too!!!
I hope that it passes too, even if it’s just by 1% but what would the feds do next? I wouldn’t put it past them (especially under this administration) to try and pass a constitutional amendment for the prohibition of cannabis. 
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Comment #7 posted by westnyc on October 26, 2004 at 15:13:26 PT
I sooooo hope it is true!
This is wonderful news. I hope it passes more than words can say! :-)
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on October 26, 2004 at 12:40:02 PT
Thank You The GCW
That's the poll I was thinking I remembered. When I voted it was 56 % now it's 57 %. That's great news!
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Comment #5 posted by The GCW on October 26, 2004 at 12:34:51 PT
Leman already screwed up a year ago...
Anchorage Superior Court Judge John Suddock ordered Lt. Gov. Loren Leman to accept almost 200 initiative signature booklets previously rejected. US AK: Pot Prop May Go On '04 Ballot http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1474/a12.html & http://cannabisnews.com/news/17/thread17408.shtml420ALSOThis poll shows 57% for re-legalizing cannabis.http://www.frontiersman.com/
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on October 26, 2004 at 10:50:29 PT
westnyc 
I have been thinking about if there has been a poll for Alaska and I'm not sure. I know I remember one poll and I think it was Alaska and it was 56 % for the Initiative. I could be wrong and it could be another Initiative because polls are slowly twisting my mind! LOL!
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Comment #3 posted by kaptinemo on October 26, 2004 at 09:24:17 PT:
Finally! A judge who understands the Hatch Act!
If a little bass-ackwardly. :)
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Comment #2 posted by westnyc on October 26, 2004 at 09:14:54 PT
Anyone know?
I don't believe too much in polls; however, I was wondering if anyone has heard how Alaska's Prop 2 is doing? It would be a celebration if it did pass! :-)
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on October 26, 2004 at 08:09:51 PT
Good News!
This is great to read.
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