Andrew Gray
13:21 - 14:19
"The Division rejected the complaint and allowed Representative Eastman to remain on the ballot. In the ensuing litigation, the Division consistently maintained that Alaska law and regulation, quote, carve out a narrow role for the Division to evaluate candidates' eligibility to be on the ballot, primarily concerned with a candidate meet the requirements for citizenship, age, and residency."
“The Division rejected the complaint and allowed Representative Eastman to remain on the ballot. In the ensuing litigation, the Division consistently maintained that Alaska law and regulation, quote, carve out a narrow role for the Division to evaluate candidates' eligibility to be on the ballot, primarily concerned with a candidate meet the requirements for citizenship, age, and residency.”
- Speaker
- Andrew Gray
- Timestamp
- 13:21 – 14:19
- Transcript
- Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260622-1300
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 22, 2026
From the transcript
The Division rejected the complaint and allowed Representative Eastman to remain on the ballot. In the ensuing litigation, the Division consistently maintained that Alaska law and regulation, quote, carve out a narrow role for the Division to evaluate candidates' eligibility to be on the ballot, primarily concerned with a candidate meet the requirements for citizenship, age, and residency. Moreover, said the Division at the time, neither the statute nor the regulation contemplates an open-ended evidentiary inquiry or fact-finding by the Division. The Division was adamant that, quote, an administrative complaint to the Division is not the proper forum for a freewheeling investigation into a candidate's political associations, end quote. In 2024, the Alaska Democratic Party challenged the candidacy of Eric Hafner, a federal prisoner serving a lengthy sentence in New York.
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