Anchorage House election decided by 11 votes heads to Alaska Supreme Court
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Print article Anchorage Superior Court Judge Josie Garton said Tuesday that she found no flaws with the way the Alaska Division of Elections counted votes in the close legislative race between incumbent state Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage and Democratic challenger Liz Snyder. In a separate order, she also concluded that Pruitt’s attorneys failed to demonstrate that a late polling place change altered the result of the election. Snyder defeated Pruitt by 11 votes in the final, recounted result, but Pruitt launched a pair of legal challenges that dispute both the final vote count and the way the election was conducted. In both cases, Garton confirmed Snyder’s victory.
JUNEAU (AP) â The Alaska Supreme Court plans to hear arguments Jan. 8, less than two weeks before the start of the next legislative session, in a challenge to the election lost by House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt.
A group of individuals earlier this month appealed the outcome of a recount they d requested that found Pruitt, a Republican, lost by 11 votes to Democrat Liz Snyder.
Pruitt and those same individuals also filed a lawsuit raising concerns with the elimination of witness requirements for absentee ballots and alleging the Division of Elections didn t properly notice a polling location change. The complaint alleges several voters did not meet eligibility requirements to vote in the district.
Alaska court sets arguments in Anchorage House race dispute
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 5:26 pm EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska The Alaska Supreme Court plans to hear arguments Jan. 8, less than two weeks before the start of the next legislative session, in a challenge to the election lost by House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt.
A group of individuals earlier this month appealed the outcome of a recount they’d requested that found Pruitt, a Republican, lost by 11 votes to Democrat Liz Snyder.
Pruitt and those same individuals also filed a lawsuit raising concerns with the elimination of witness requirements for absentee ballots and alleging the Division of Elections didn’t properly notice a polling location change. The complaint alleges “several” voters did not meet eligibility requirements to vote in the district.
December 16, 2020 - 2:25 PM
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska Supreme Court plans to hear arguments Jan. 8, less than two weeks before the start of the next legislative session, in a challenge to the election lost by House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt.
A group of individuals earlier this month appealed the outcome of a recount they d requested that found Pruitt, a Republican, lost by 11 votes to Democrat Liz Snyder.
Pruitt and those same individuals also filed a lawsuit raising concerns with the elimination of witness requirements for absentee ballots and alleging the Division of Elections didn t properly notice a polling location change. The complaint alleges âseveralâ voters did not meet eligibility requirements to vote in the district.