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It's Monday, y'all! That means we're back for the 5th full day of the Rep. Eastman trial where plaintiffs hope to disqualify the Wasilla Republican from holding office because he's a member of the Oath Keepers.
O.K. founder Stewart Rhodes MAY testify today.
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O.K. founder Stewart Rhodes MAY testify today.
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Finishing my summary of where we are so far, but we're getting underway with the testimony of Patrick Martin.
Martin was the recipient of a forwarded Oath Keeper email from Rep. Eastman. They went together to D.C. on Jan. 6 (and got slurpees the day before).
Martin was the recipient of a forwarded Oath Keeper email from Rep. Eastman. They went together to D.C. on Jan. 6 (and got slurpees the day before).
Why did you go?
Because David is my friend.
Because David is my friend.
The second full day of the Eastman trial is now underway. Here's my write-up of the first day: akmemo.substack.com/p/if-it-quacks…
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You can watch the stream here: stream.akcourts.gov
Judge McKenna started off with an ask for more briefings on whether the framers of the Alaska Constitution wanted mere membership of a group to be disqualifying or did they need to have a more active role in it. Also, what happens when a group is doing several things.
Oral arguments in the lawsuit challenging whether far-right Wasilla Rep. Eastman—a lifetime member of the Oath Keepers who just won his re-election—to serve in the #akleg under the AK Constitution's disloyalty clause will get underway soon.
I'll be livetweeting here.
I'll be livetweeting here.
Still on stand by, but the link to watch it will be here: stream.akcourts.gov
Alright, we are underway.
APOC has proposed new campaign limits on to-candidate contributions following the court ruling striking down the limit. They argue adjusting the limits per inflation will meet the concerns raised by the case.
Was $500 per candidate per year. Would be $1500.
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Was $500 per candidate per year. Would be $1500.
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The advisory opinion would be up for consideration (and changes) at the board's next hearing in Jan. 26, 2022.
Until then, it sounds like it's gonna be the wild west.
Until then, it sounds like it's gonna be the wild west.
Oh, and here's a link to the advisory opinion. aws.state.ak.us/ApocReports/Pa…
Alaska has now certified its election results. House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, has lost his race by 13 votes, down from 16 votes in the unofficial results: elections.alaska.gov/results/20GENR… #akleg #akelect
Ballot Measure 2, the ranked-choice/election-reform measure, has won by 3,781 votes, or 1.1%. @ltgovmeyer has said he will ask for a hand-count/audit of those results to reassure doubtful Alaskans. #akleg #akelect
The official results include 361,400 ballots, a record high. That's 60.67% of the state's registered voters or 68.76% of the state's estimated voting-eligible population, according to figures from @ElectProject: electproject.org/2020g #akleg #akelect
It's been 24 hours since 87-year-old Alaska Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young announced on Twitter that he has COVID-19 -- two hours after we asked him whether he had it.
He and his staff have released no information since then:
alaskapublic.org/2020/11/13/asi… #AKleg #AKelect
He and his staff have released no information since then:
alaskapublic.org/2020/11/13/asi… #AKleg #AKelect
Young's opponent, Alyse Galvin, said she couldn't reach him on the phone to offer a concession today -- she left a voicemail on his wife's phone instead.
alaskapublic.org/2020/11/13/asi… #AKleg #AKelect
alaskapublic.org/2020/11/13/asi… #AKleg #AKelect
And now Anchorage GOP Sen. Josh Revak, who attended a dinner party with U.S. Rep. Don Young last week, has tested positive for COVID-19, scoops @AK_OK:
adn.com/politics/alask…
adn.com/politics/alask…
U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, says he's tested positive for COVID-19.
He's America's oldest Congressman and the Dean of the House. He was first elected in a special election in 1973:
alaskapublic.org/2020/11/12/ala…
He's America's oldest Congressman and the Dean of the House. He was first elected in a special election in 1973:
alaskapublic.org/2020/11/12/ala…
Updated: Young was at a recent party for his longtime ad-maker, Art Hackney, according to @MustReadAlaska
Many Alaska GOP figures were present, including US Sen Dan Sullivan's COS, who's awaiting test results but hasn't seen Sullivan since Election Day
alaskapublic.org/2020/11/12/ala…
Many Alaska GOP figures were present, including US Sen Dan Sullivan's COS, who's awaiting test results but hasn't seen Sullivan since Election Day
alaskapublic.org/2020/11/12/ala…
Questions that Young's staff has not answered today (1/2):
--When did Young test positive?
--What type of test was it?
--How many members of the Congressman's official and campaign staff have been tested, and how many staff members have tested positive? Any volunteers? #AKleg
--When did Young test positive?
--What type of test was it?
--How many members of the Congressman's official and campaign staff have been tested, and how many staff members have tested positive? Any volunteers? #AKleg
Quick thread on Alaska's U.S. Senate race, since people have been asking about it this morning.
Dem-endorsed independent Al Gross, who's trailing by nearly 60,000 votes put out a memo this morning saying: We still think we're going to win. Here it is #AKleg #AKsen #AKelect (1/x)
Dem-endorsed independent Al Gross, who's trailing by nearly 60,000 votes put out a memo this morning saying: We still think we're going to win. Here it is #AKleg #AKsen #AKelect (1/x)
Their argument, summarized, is: Only about 200,000 votes have been counted so far, and as many as 150,000 absentee/early/questioned ballots won't be counted until starting next week (more on that delay in a separate story).
Gross: "A question mark on this race should remain"
Gross: "A question mark on this race should remain"
The campaign of Gross' opponent, incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, sees the math very differently -- as do a number of Dems/progressives I've spoken to.
Gross trails by about 60,000 votes. In theory, he needs to win @ least 70% of the uncounted votes to pull even.
Gross trails by about 60,000 votes. In theory, he needs to win @ least 70% of the uncounted votes to pull even.
The APOC hearing between Yes on 2 for Better Elections v. Defend Alaska Elections, alleging that Defend Alaska Elections has been constantly violating campaign finance law on several different levels, is underway.
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The main topic of today's case before APOC is whether APOC should take up the complaints on an expedited basis.
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Yes on 2 has brought three different claims against Defend Alaska Elections but is focusing in on a complaint about how DAE has been violating the three biggest contributors.
"It has never been correct," argues attorney Samuel Gottstein.
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"It has never been correct," argues attorney Samuel Gottstein.
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With all the concern about slow mail delivery and slow absentee ballots this year, I checked to see whether this year's ballots were slower than normal. The answer? No. (thread) adn.com/politics/2020/… #akelect #akleg
This year's absentee ballots arrived at the Division of Elections proportionally *earlier* than they did in the 2016 and 2018 primaries. #akelect #akleg
The folks at @ak_elections record ballot arrival dates and the dates they sent them out (and the date that a request for an absentee ballot was received), making this analysis possible. #akelect #akleg
A year ago, I started hearing tips that some of Alaska's most influential lobbyists were helping candidates for the Legislature and governor organize fundraisers.
This is significant because Alaska law bars lobbyists from engaging in "fundraising activity."
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This is significant because Alaska law bars lobbyists from engaging in "fundraising activity."
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The state Legislature approved the prohibition in the early 1990s.
The legislator who pushed for the law told me he did that because when lobbyists help candidates fundraise, it makes it harder for the candidates to say no to lobbyists' requests once they're in office
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The legislator who pushed for the law told me he did that because when lobbyists help candidates fundraise, it makes it harder for the candidates to say no to lobbyists' requests once they're in office
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I did a bunch of reporting and found what seemed to be pretty clear cases of two lobbyists violating the prohibition on fundraising activity -- they'd been emailing out invitations to fundraiser events to their clients and friends.
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