An Anchorage judge ruled Thursday that Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman is likely ineligible for public office but ordered that he remain on the state’s Nov. 8 election ballots, pending the result of a trial in December. (via Alaska Beacon)
Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives on Monday, May 2, 2022 at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. that Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman is likely ineligible for public office but ordered that he remain on the state’s Nov. 8 election ballots, pending the result of a trial in December.
Judge Jack McKenna declined to remove Eastman from the ballot but instead told the Division of Elections to delay certifying the result of the Nov. 8 election in Eastman’s district until after December’s trial. Joe Miller, the attorney representing David Eastman, did not return a message left at his office seeking comment. The Alaska Department of Law, which represents the Division of Elections, also did not comment before 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening.
If Eastman is disqualified in December, voters who pick him first will instead have their votes go to their second choice.
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