Tuck Barney
10:03 - 10:35
“Mr. Williamson won an assembly seat with the third highest vote count of 602 registered voters, and I believe the— and I believe the assembly has a duty to honor the will of the people. The second choice is to do nothing and use code and procedure to override the election. This would allow the assembly to pick a person that they want that aligns with their personal political agenda, not the community's.”
- Speaker
- Tuck Barney
- Timestamp
- 10:03 – 10:35
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
From the transcript
Mr. Williamson won an assembly seat with the third highest vote count of 602 registered voters, and I believe the— and I believe the assembly has a duty to honor the will of the people. The second choice is to do nothing and use code and procedure to override the election. This would allow the assembly to pick a person that they want that aligns with their personal political agenda, not the community's.
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