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.
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The Sunday Minefield – December 13, 2020
2020 will be behind us in a few weeks. Thank God for that. The big news this week was Governor
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