Andrew Gray
17:52 - 18:46
"Legislative Counsel Andrew Dunmire issued a memorandum concluding that the division likely lacked legal authority to remove Mr. Sullivan from the ballot because the United States Constitution sets forth the qualifications for serving in the U.S. Senate, and a requirement that a candidate be filed in good faith is not among them."
“Legislative Counsel Andrew Dunmire issued a memorandum concluding that the division likely lacked legal authority to remove Mr. Sullivan from the ballot because the United States Constitution sets forth the qualifications for serving in the U.S. Senate, and a requirement that a candidate be filed in good faith is not among them.”
- Speaker
- Andrew Gray
- Timestamp
- 17:52 – 18:46
- Transcript
- Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260622-1300
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 22, 2026
From the transcript
From my personal perspective and many Alaskans across the political spectrum, The actions of our Division of Elections this June destroy their appearance of neutrality. Recently, Legislative Counsel Andrew Dunmire issued a memorandum concluding that the division likely lacked legal authority to remove Mr. Sullivan from the ballot because the United States Constitution sets forth the qualifications for serving in the U.S. Senate, and a requirement that a candidate be filed in good faith is not among them. Whether one agrees with that legal conclusion or not, it highlights precisely why this hearing is necessary. When a government agency exercises a power it has rarely, or perhaps never, exercised before, the public deserves an explanation. When a government agency departs from positions it has taken in previous cases, the public deserves an explanation.
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