Man serving 20-year term in Alaska allowed to stay on ballot by court
The Alaska Supreme Court this week allowed a man currently serving a 20-year prison sentence to remain on the November ballot in the state's U.S. House race
Alaska Supreme Court rules that incarcerated candidate can appear on U.S. House ballot
The one-page decision by the Alaska Supreme Court guarantees that two convicted felons will appear on Alaska’s ballots in November. Former President Donald Trump was convicted earlier this year, but will not be sentenced until after the November election concludes.
The Alaska Democratic Party is suing to remove imprisoned out-of-state U.S. House candidate Eric Hafner from the ballot. Here’s why it matters.
Hafner is currently serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison but that’s not exactly why the Democratic Party wants him off the ballot. He has never been to or lived in the state of Alaska and the party is arguing he doesn’t meet the U.
He's in a New York prison. Yet courts let him stay on a U.S. House ballot — in Alaska
A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s ruling.
Alaska Supreme Court considers legal challenge to imprisoned out-of-state Democrat’s U.S. House run
A lower court dismissed the Alaska Democratic Party's lawsuit on Tuesday, but the party was granted an emergency appeal.
Alaska high court lets man serving a 20-year sentence remain in US House race
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man serving a 20-year prison sentence can remain on the ranked choice general election ballot in the race for the state’s only U.S. House seat
Alaska Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ attempt to remove candidate from U.S. House ballot
Eric Hafner will appear on the ballot alongside Democrat Mary Peltola, Republican Nick Begich and the Alaskan Independence Party’s John Wayne Howe.
Man serving 20-year sentence for threatening N.J. officials can remain in U.S. House race, court rules
Eric Hafner, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to charges of making threats against police officers, judges and others in New Jersey, has no apparent ties to Alaska.
He's Never Lived in Alaska. He's in Prison, and He's on the Ballot
Eric Hafner has never been an Alaska resident—and since he's serving a 20-year sentence in a federal prison thousands of miles away, he's unlikely to become one anytime soon. But he's still set to appear on the ballot for the state's only US House seat in November,
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Democrat Serving 20 Years in Prison Can Run for Congress, Court Decides
A man who has never lived in Alaska could become a representative for the state from prison as judge rules he can remain on the ballot.
Trump endorses Nick Begich after preferred Alaska GOP candidate drops out
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican House candidate Nick Begich in his race against vulnerable Rep. Mary ...