An Anchorage judge said that based on the limited evidence presented, Wasilla Rep. David Eastman is likely ineligible to hold public office, but his name will stay on the general election ballot until a trial scheduled for December can be held.
Judge Jack McKenna grantedThursday afternoon and said based on the evidence presented, Kowalke would likely succeed in arguing that Eastman is a member of the Oath Keepers, that the group is active and that it is presently seeking to overthrow the U.S. government.
Kowalke had asked for Eastman’s name to be struck off the ballot, but Eastman’s attorney Joe Miller, former Republican U.S. Senate candidate, raised concerns duringthat that would disenfranchise Wasilla voters, a majority of whom have consistently voted for the Republican, most recently in August’s primary election.
McKenna agreed that the risks of disenfranchisement are a concern. He said that striking Eastman’s name off the ballot now would effectively mean that the Wasilla Republican was barred from holding public office because he would not have a chance to be reelected. Instead, the Anchorage judge ordered that the certification of election results for House District 27 in Wasilla will be delayed until after the December trial finishes. The Division of Elections’for certifying all other election results is Nov. 29, three weeks after the Nov. 8 general election.
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