Anchorage, Alaska. December 13, 2010 — Today, the Joe Miller for U.S. Senate Campaign filed its Notice of Appeal with the Alaska Supreme Court. The Court has issued an expedited briefing schedule, whereby Mr. Miller’s opening brief is due tomorrow, and the State’s opposition brief will be due on Wednesday. Oral argument on the appeal […]
Anchorage, Alaska. December 10, 2010 — In response to the state superior court’s ruling today, campaign spokesman Randy DeSoto issued the following statement: “The purpose of the legal action is to ensure that the integrity of the vote is upheld. The Miller Campaign believes that every valid write-in ballot should be counted, but not those […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]