Becker calls DOJ's Alaska suit an unprecedented federal intervention in state law
David BeckerExecutive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, in a statement released by the organization
In a statement, CEIR executive director David Becker calls DOJ's Alaska suit an unprecedented federal intervention and says the administration has no authority to tell Alaska when or how to certify its Senate results.
“The Justice Department’s lawsuit in Alaska represents an unprecedented intervention by the federal government. This is purely a matter of state law, and the administration has absolutely no authority to tell Alaska when or how to certify the results of its Senate election.”
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DOJ challenges Alaska Senate certification over two Sullivans; Murkowski objects
DOJ sued Alaska over the presence of two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot. It seeks to prevent certification under specified conditions involving an incumbent loss and the possible effect of namesake votes. Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola criticize the intervention.
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Press statement from the Center for Election Innovation & Research quoting executive director David Becker on DOJ's suit to block certification of Alaska's Senate results. The statement dates the filing to Oct. 23; DOJ filed its complaint on Oct. 22.
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CEIR introduces the statement by noting that the Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's Senate results if the Republican candidate loses.
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Becker goes on to say that intervening at this late stage is against department policy, that he cannot recall an administration trying to stop the certification of an election, and that Alaska's courts have already decided the issue.
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The case concerns DOJ's suit seeking to block certification of Alaska's Senate result. Becker says the administration has no authority to direct Alaska's certification, which condemns the action under scrutiny.
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