Alaska Democrat legislators attempted to subpoena the Director of the Division of Elections, Carol Beecher, to investigate the candidacy of a man named Dan J. Sullivan, who entered the US Senate race against sitting Senator Dan S. Sullivan. The effort was seen as a political dirty trick to help elect Mary Peltola.
Background
The candidacy of Dan J. Sullivan was declared invalid by the Division of Elections due to a lack of good faith. Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom threatened to sue the Democrat legislators, causing them to drop the subpoena attempt.
The Democrat legislators’ actions were criticized for being unconstitutional, as they were attempting to investigate a matter outside of their special session’s scope. The special session was called to work on a tax bill for a natural gas pipeline, but the legislators were instead wasting time on the subpoena attempt.
The incident highlights the lack of integrity of some Democrat legislators, who are willing to engage in election interference and disregard the constitution.
Original reporting: Must Read Alaska (Anchorage) — read the source article.
