Joe Miller

The Senate candidate also uncovers evidence of other apparent statutory violations

Juneau, Alaska. December 8, 2010 -- Earlier today, Judge William Carey held a nearly two-hour hearing on challenges brought by Joe Miller, Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, to the State’s handling of the 2010 general election. Miller asked the Court to rule in his favor on his claims that state law prohibits misspelled write-in ballots from being counted, and ...

Fairbanks, Alaska. December 6, 2010 -- Recently, Mark Begich issued a statement asking Joe Miller to drop his legal challenge to the election ballot issues. In response, Joe Miller said Begich should "get back to work and stop wasting time in D.C." Joe Miller explained that Begich fails to understand either the legal issues or the reasons why the challenge has been made. Miller stated, "What is vital is that the ...

Juneau, Alaska. December 1, 2010 -- Alaska Superior Court Judge William Carey held a hearing today on Lisa Murkowski’s motion to intervene in the lawsuit brought by Joe Miller, Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, challenging the legality of the process the Division of Elections used to count write-in ballots, as well as several other discrepancies and improprieties in the 2010 general election for U.S. Senate.

Because of serious questions ...

Anchorage, Alaska. November 29, 2010 -- Today, Superior Court Judge Doug Blankenship issued a ruling transferring the election standards case to Juneau. The judge ruled that venue was proper in Fairbanks, Alaska, but he raised concerns about the many possible questions of fact that could be raised that would require a judge to personally review hundreds of ballots. In a somewhat troubling argument, the State of Alaska argued that it could not ...

Miller Contends Murkowski Should Not Intervene as the State of Alaska is best-suited to Defend its Laws and Actions
Fairbanks, Alaska. November 26, 2010 -- Today, Joe Miller, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate filed an opposition brief to Lisa Murkowski’s request to intervene in the pending suit against Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell regarding the manner in which state law is being applied to count write-in ballots.

The primary purpose ...

Anchorage, Alaska. November 24, 2010 -- The Lieutenant Governor, with only two weeks remaining in his term, issued a press release yesterday vigorously criticizing the Miller campaign and its state court legal action that the federal court ordered to be filed by this past Monday.

Unfortunately, Campbell plays fast and loose with the facts in his press release. It was in his own court briefs several weeks ago where he argued vigorously ...

Anchorage, Alaska. November 22, 2010 -- Today, the Joe Miller campaign filed suit in state court as directed by federal U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline. Judge Beistline ruled on Friday that the Miller campaign had raised "serious constitutional questions" regarding the manner in which the state handled the ballot counting, and ordered a stay of certification of the election because those questions implicated "serious state law issues."

The lawsuit presents ...

Anchorage, Alaska. November 19, 2010 -- Today the U.S. Federal District Court in Anchorage ordered the U.S. Senate race not to be certified until vital legal issues are resolved. The Court recognized serious statutory matters have been raised by Joe Miller concerning what standard of review should be used to count the write-in ballots. The Miller campaign has consistently held that the state law must be applied, as written. Its ...

Anchorage, Alaska. November 19, 2010 -- The Joe Miller Campaign filed its reply memorandum in support of a Motion for Preliminary Injunction yesterday to delay certification of the US Senate Election until a series of voting irregularities, that could affect the ultimate outcome of the Race, are addressed by the Division of Elections ("DOE"). The campaign asked a US Federal Court for the injunction in a pending case which seeks to determine ...

Anchorage, Alaska. November 17, 2010 -- Joe Miller, U.S. Senate candidate, anticipates the end of the vote counting in Alaska today with the tallying of the overseas ballots. With over 255,000 votes cast, less than one percent of the vote total now separates Miller and Murkowski.

In order to ensure the integrity of the election results, the Miller campaign has requested, and the Division of Elections has now granted, the opportunity to ...