JUNEAU, Alaska The Alaska Supreme Court should order a new election in a state House race lost by Republican Minority Leader Lance Pruitt, his attorney argues, saying state election officials did not properly act in changing a polling location. Superior Court Judge Josie Garton recently ruled that election officials could have done more but […]
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.
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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2020 file photo, Democrat Liz Snyder watches during a recount on in Juneau, Alaska. Republican House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt, of Anchorage, is challenging in court his 11-vote loss in a state House race to Snyder. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File) December 10, 2020 - 5:00 PM
JUNEAU, Alaska - Republican House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt is among those challenging in court his 11-vote loss in last month s election, citing errors âsufficient to change the outcome of the election.â
The challenge comes with control of the state House undecided.
The lawsuit raises concerns with the elimination of witness requirements for absentee ballots, which applied to absentee ballots cast statewide following an October ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court, not just this race.
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