Alaska State Court Keeps Republican Legislator on Ballot Despite his Membership in Oath Keepers

Posted on by September 23, 2022
10

On September 23, an Alaska state trial court kept Republican candidate David Eastman on the November ballot. He is running for re-election to the state house, district 27. His candidacy had been challenged on the basis that he is a member of Oath Keepers, and that the Alaska Constitution bars members of groups that advocate the violent overthrow of the government from running for public office. See this story.

There will be a trial in December on the merits, and if the court finds that Eastman is not eligible, the ranked choice votes for him will not be counted for him. Only three candidates filed to run for this seat, which is based on Wasilla. All three candidates are Republicans. All three are on the November ballot.

Republican Nominee for Connecticut Treasurer Files Lawsuit to Remove His Independent Party Opponent

Posted on by September 23, 2022
Reply

On September 19, Harry Arora, the Republican nominee for Connecticut Treasurer, filed a lawsuit in state court alleging that his Independent Party opponent should be removed from the ballot. The Complaint says that none of the Independent Party’s nominees ought to be on the ballot, because the party has not filed a copy of its bylaws with the Secretary of State since 2010.

Here is a copy of the Complaint. Arora v Kohler, Superior Court, Hartford.

“Draper”, an Anonymous Analyst of Election Systems, Sums Up Criticism of Ranked Choice Voting in Alaska’s Special U.S. House Election

Posted on by September 22, 2022
14

An election systems analyst who is anonymous, but who goes by “Draper”, has detailed criticism of Ranked Choice Voting as it worked in Alaska last month. There are lots of articles about this subject, but this one has the relevant data and is easy to understand.

To see the article, go to MustReadAlaska.com. Then find the article “Election analyst: Begich would win head to head with either Peltola or Palin.”

MustReadAlaska supports Republican candidates.

Ninth Circuit Won’t Rehear Decision that Left Montana’s Ban on Pay-Per-Signature for Initiatives In Place

Posted on by September 22, 2022
2

On September 22, the Ninth Circuit refused to rehear the part of Pierce v Jacobsen, 21-35173, that left intact Montana’s ban on paying initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. The original decision had said the ban might be unconstitutional, but that the plaintiffs hadn’t filed enough evidence to make that case.

That decision had also struck down the ban on out-of-state circulators, and Montana did not ask for a rehearing on that part of the case.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Asks Eleventh Circuit Not to be Influenced by New Mexico Decision that Removed Couy Griffin from Office

Posted on by September 22, 2022
Reply

On September 20, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene filed this short brief in the Eleventh Circuit, asking the court not to be influenced by the decision of a New Mexico state trial court that removed a county commissioner from office due to his actions on January 6, 2021.

Greene is seeking to have the Eleventh Circuit rule that she should not have been forced to undergo an administrative process handled by the Secretary of State, to determine if the Fourteenth Amendment’s “insurrection” clause applies to her. Even though the state administrative ruling ruled that she is eligible, she still wants a federal ruling that she should not have been required to go through the process.