This year’s vote on an Alaska constitutional convention has the potential to affect a variety of contentious issues, but political donors have thus far stayed away. Via AlaskaBeacon
“We chose to support Defend our Constitution because an impressive, bipartisan campaign working to protect democracy and civil liberties reached out and made a compelling case about how important this effort was for all of their constituents in Alaska,” the group said by email.
“I’ll just say that ConventionYES has continued to sort of distract from the basic issue, which is that the constitutional convention will create instability, have a chilling effect on the economy and is unnecessary. We have a very clear-cut amendment process that worked, and would encourage that be the path Alaskans take to make targeted changes to our constitution,” Shuckerow said.
“The threat there is because the constitution guarantees that public money can only be spent on public education, that it can’t be diverted to private interests, and if the old constitution is opened up, we feel like there are advocates for voucher systems that would essentially defund our public education system,” he said.
In a legislative candidate forum in Ketchikan, Republican and Democratic candidates alike said they would not personally vote in favor of a convention.
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