Thomas Amodio
24:51 - 25:29
"that was addressed in the Halfma case. Where he's never been to Alaska and all he has to do is show up one day before he's elected and he's a qualified candidate under federal law. That's my understanding. And even though he's imprisoned back, I thought it was New Jersey, but New York, makes no difference."
“that was addressed in the Halfma case. Where he's never been to Alaska and all he has to do is show up one day before he's elected and he's a qualified candidate under federal law. That's my understanding. And even though he's imprisoned back, I thought it was New Jersey, but New York, makes no difference.”
- Speaker
- Thomas Amodio
- Timestamp
- 24:51 – 25:29
- Transcript
- Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260622-1300
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 22, 2026
From the transcript
Well, that is not really set out anywhere in our laws. It's just that's the federal requirements and we— that was addressed in the Halfma case. Where he's never been to Alaska and all he has to do is show up one day before he's elected and he's a qualified candidate under federal law. That's my understanding. And even though he's imprisoned back, I thought it was New Jersey, but New York, makes no difference.
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