CEIR responds to DOJ lawsuit over Alaska Senate race

… <div class="x_elementToProof" style="padding-left: 40px">&#8220;The Justice Department&#8217;s lawsuit in Alaska represents an unprecedented intervention by the federal government. This is purely a matter of state law, and the administration has absolutely no authority to tell Alaska when or how to certify the results of its Senate election.</div> <div style="padding-left: 40px"></div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="padding-left: 40px">&#8220;The DOJ attempting to intervene at this late stage is entirely against department policy, as there is no legitimate enforcement of federal law here, and it raises serious concerns about political interference. I cannot recall an administration ever attempting to stop the certification of an election — and certainly not 11 days before polls close.</div> <div style="padding-left: 40px"></div> <div class="x_elementToProof" style="padding-left: 40px">&#8220;Furthermore, this issue has already been fully litigated by Alaska&#8217;s courts. Alaska election officials are following state law, as the Constitution requires, and the courts will uphold that.&#8221;</div> </div> </div> …