Alaskan Party Officially Recognized as Political Group by Alaska Division of Elections – Former AIP Leaders Urge Re-Registration

Two former chairmen of the Alaskan Independence Party [AIP] wish to inform Alaskans that the re-named ALASKAN PARTY [AP] is now an officially recognized “Political Group” by the state Division of Elections.

Attached you will find the communication from DOE Director Carol Beecher confirming the application.

Both Bird and Chryson are asking that former AIP members who understood the party’s mission, as well as sympathetic new registrants, re-register online, as soon as the DOE has made the addition of the ALASKAN PARTY available in the drop-down box.

The by-laws of the ALASKAN PARTY are nearly identical to the long-standing by-laws of the now defunct Alaskan Independence Party. Both Bird and Chryson, represented by an attorney, sought to overturn the dissolution of the AIP, and were granted an interview with Attorney General Stephen Cox and Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom on March 6. The effort was unsuccessful in the request to delay the dissolution of the AIP until a convention could be called.

The reforming and renaming of the party is key for several reasons:

1. To demonstrate that the historic AIP’s basic mission will remain with the re-named AP.
2. That mission is a permanent call for a proper statehood vote, one that was denied in 1958.
3. Four options were promised by the U.S. federal government to all its territories when it signed the U.N. Charter of 1945, Sec. 73. They are still honored to Guam, Puerto Rico and other territories. The Philippines opted for independence in 1946. The four (4) options are: Remain a colony or territory; join the union as a state; choose an independent commonwealth status; or complete independence. Only two options were granted to Alaska and Hawaii.
4. To purge the party of those voters who have died or moved away, and
5. To purge the party of those who mistakenly believed that the word “Independence” meant “independents”, and thought that the AIP was an umbrella party for independent or undeclared voters.

As per the instructions of AS 15.80.010(27), when the voter registration for the new Alaskan Party reaches 5,000, it will be recognized as a political party. A statewide call to convention will then be announced, and a slate of officers will be chosen by the credentialed delegates, according to the accepted by-laws.

Inquiries may be directed to Bob Bird, 907-398-9373, email [email protected].