An Anchorage Superior Court judge will rule as soon as Tuesday on a lawsuit that will decide whether a man imprisoned in New York will remain on Alaska’s U.S. House ballot. Democratic candidate Eric Hafner received the sixth-most votes in the August primary election,
An Anchorage Superior Court judge is set to rule this week on whether the name of an incarcerated felon can appear on the ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat.
Alaska Democrats have mounted a lawsuit against one of their colleagues as they fight to take an imprisoned congressional candidate off the state’s election ballot. The Alaska Democratic Party sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Wednesday to keep Eric Hafner off the November ballot,
Evergreens and aspens cover the luscious mountainscapes, and clouds settle heavy over Cook Inlet. The hum of float planes can be heard overhead as Alaskans travel to the remote wilderness, while locals drive to work.
Eric Hafner is serving a 20-year sentence in a New York federal prison. Alaska Democrats argue that should disqualify him from the ballot.
The Alaska Democratic Party is challenging the candidacy of Democrat Eric Hafner, who is imprisoned in New York state and isn’t a resident of Alaska .
() - Eric Hafner is serving time in a federal prison in New York, but he could still be on the general election ballot for Alaska's sole congressional
With 60 days to go before Election Day, the results of the state’s primary election have given Alaskans an early look at who could control the state House and Senate in January. Control of the House and Senate means control of the legislative agenda.
Barring last-minute write-in campaigns, the field is set for 50 legislative races that will help determine majority control of the Alaska House and Senate next year. The Alaska Division of Elections certified August's primary election results on Sunday.
Alaska law requires an elected U.S. representative to reside in the state, but the law does not prohibit a convicted felon from running or holding office.
Eric Hafner was convicted in 2022 of threatening to kill judges, police officers and others and sentenced to serve 20 years in federal prison. He originally came in sixth in Alaska’s open primary, which allows only the top four vote-getters to advance to the general election.
A man serving time on a 20-year prison sentence for threatening officials in New Jersey has made it onto Alaska’s general election ballot for the state’s lone U.S.
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