An Anchorage Superior Court judge has said he will not determine whether Republican Rep. David Eastman is eligible to hold state office before ballots are printed for the Nov. 8 general election. Via AlaskaBeacon
Ballots are scheduled to begin printing next week. Eastman, a sitting legislator, is a candidate for House District 27 in Wasilla.
He also noted that Alaska has a new ranked choice voting system, “potentially blunting any impact of a change to the candidates.
Other legal experts have said that the clause — which has never been tested in court — may violate free-speech protections. The Division of Elections has deemed Eastman eligible to appear on the ballot.
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