At the November 8 election, Alaska Independence Party member Tyler Ivanoff received 48.17% of the vote in a two-person race. His opponent, Neal Foster, is a Democrat and the incumbent. See this story about the race. It reveals that when Ivanoff filed for office, he intended to file as an independent candidate, but mistakenly registered as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, so his label was AIP.
Sometimes it seems like there’s a conspiracy making sure that minor party candidates never win regardless the circumstances.
The story reads like they’re still counting votes.
I almost won the lottery, except I didn’t.
Elections aren’t horseshoes.
This is why parties need to be able to choose their own nominees
Congratulations? Maybe next time take a few more seconds to fill out the form with your true intentions? I hate to ever see a dimorat win but it sounds like the voters in this district may have dodged a different type of bullet. Maybe next time they can find an opponent who wasn’t hit quite so hard with the stupid stick and actually beat the demon rats.
You have to be registered with a party to use their name on the ballot. Anyone candidate may indicate that they are Undeclared or Nonpartisan.
Maybe the election officials let him register AIP when he filed.
@MCUSAP,
Political parties should be able to control who joins their party.
When you go to vote you indicate that you are member of the Mugwump Party. The election clerks looks over at the Political Control Officer (PCO) who say Da (thumbs up) or Nyet (thumbs up or finger across the throat).
Accordingly you are permitted to vote or not.