An Anchorage judge is set to decide whether to fast-track a legal challenge against Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman’s eligibility to hold state office and appear on the general election ballot.
to appear on the ballot after the division fielded 24 timely challenges to his candidacy. Director Gail Fenumiai wrote that the”preponderance of evidence supports his eligibility.”earlier in the month to dismiss its charge in the lawsuit. State attorneys argue that the Division of Elections is “not equipped” to investigate candidates’ political associations for disloyalty and that that is the role of the Legislature.
Miller argued in a brief status hearing that there is a separation of powers issue at play because the judiciary should not decide who is eligible to serve in the Legislature. By phone, he called the case “atrocious” and “anti-democratic.”
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