Common Cause, represented by the ACLU National Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Alaska, filed a motion to intervene today in United States v. State of Alaska on behalf of its Alaskan voter members.
Juneau, AK – Common Cause, represented by the ACLU National Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Alaska, filed a motion to intervene today in United States v. State of Alaska on behalf of its Alaskan voter members. The groups seek to stop the Department of Justice from blocking Alaska’s Senate election results.
Under the U.S. Constitution and established state law, elections are run by the states. State courts interpret state election laws—not the federal government—and the Alaska Supreme Court has already had its say. Common Cause’s filing argues that DOJ’s attempt to interfere and disrupt Alaska’s election is baseless, and that the federal government has no authority to bring this case. DOJ’s lawsuit is part of a troubling pattern from this administration to pre-emptively cast doubt on election outcomes,
“The Trump administration is trying to lay the groundwork to reject election results because they are desperate to control our elections,” said Virginia Kase Solomon, president and CEO of Common Cause. “This administration is so scared of the will of the people, they’re not even waiting for Election Day to start asking courts to ignore election results. This is an insult to the people of Alaska. Politicians don’t dictate election outcomes; the people do. Common Cause is intervening because Alaskans’ will have their voices heard.”
Read the filing here.