6:41 PM (6 hours ago)Alaska Supreme Court Throws Out Miller Claimsfrom Big Government by PubliusFrom the Associated Press:
The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision in the disputed U.S. Senate race, saying the state correctly counted write-in votes for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
It is now up to Republican Joe Miller to decide if the election is finally over.
The court said in its ruling that it found “no remaining issues raised by Miller that prevent this election from being certified.”
A federal judge, who had put a hold on certification to give the state courts time to rule on Miller’s claims, said he would give Miller 48 hours to plead any outstanding issues to him once the high court had ruled. Miller had initially filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming the state violated the Elections and Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution in its handling of the race.
Miller did not immediately comment Wednesday, though his campaign has said he’d be willing to take his case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
The director of the state Division of Elections said the race could be certified within hours of the stay being lifted. The state and Murkowski are eager for a rapid resolution; senators are sworn in for the new Congress Jan. 5.
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