The result could determine who runs, and who wins, Alaska’s legislative elections.
For trial purposes, the Mat-Su and Valdez cases were combined, and they argued their case together.
She said the redistricting board improperly considered the boundaries of regional Alaska Native corporations when setting the boundaries of rural House districts, which forced Mat-Su districts to be smaller, overpopulating them. Singer, representing the board, said the “board’s job is to get the best map for the whole state of Alaska, and that requires tradeoffs and that sometimes requires disappointing some people.”
Attorney Mike Schechter, representing Calista, said the board did a poor job keeping the region socioeconomically integrated. In, he said the preservation of other ANCSA boundaries, but not Calista’s, represents unequal treatment. Juneau is too large for a single state House district but too small for two complete districts, thus requiring some kind of link.
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