Alaska legislative attorney says U.S. Senate candidate’s removal could violate Constitution

Alaska legislative attorney says U.S. Senate candidate’s removal could violate Constitution

Alaska's lieutenant governor maintains an office at the state Capitol in Juneau on the same floor as the governor. (Photo by James Brooks for Northern Journal)An attorney advising the Alaska Legislature said Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom may have violated the U.S. Constitution when she disqualified Petersburg’s Daniel J. Sullivan from this year’s U.S. Senate race in Alaska. Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage and chair of the House Judiciary…

Alaska legislative attorney says U.S. Senate candidate’s removal could violate Constitution - The Daily Chronicle

An attorney advising the Alaska Legislature said Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom may have violated the U.S. Constitution when she disqualified Petersburg’s Daniel J. Sullivan from this year’s U.S. Senate race in Alaska. Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage and chair of the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a legislative hearing on Monday to discuss the disqualification. By email, the Alaska Division of Elections said it will not have some…