Alaska Democratic Party files another legal challenge to disqualify House candidate

The Alaska Democratic Party filed a petition on Wednesday asking a state Superior Court judge to compel the Alaska Division of Elections to disqualify a candidate for the Alaska State House from the November ballot. 

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That’s after Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom reversed an Aug. 31 decision not to certify two Republican candidates for the midterm election. She reinstated Jose Tagle, a candidate for House District 22, on Sep. 4, along with former attorney general, Treg Taylor, who is running for governor.

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The petition only challenges Tagle’s reinstatement on the ballot, not Taylor’s.

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