The path to re-election for State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, cleared a bit this week, as the Alaska Supreme Court reversed course and approved a redistricting plan that keeps Haines separate from Juneau.
The state’s high court on Tuesday said a redistricting plan it ordered last week might violate the federal Voting Rights Act requirement for the new district boundaries to preserve minority voting strength. “A great disruption to the election process” could result,…