The State of Alaska has joined the Texas lawsuit on election integrity.
“Alaska submitted a letter to the United States Supreme Court that adds Alaska to the list of amici states supporting Texas in its lawsuit against lawsuit against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin,” the Department of Law said in a statement.
“I agree with the attorney general that the integrity of this election is a critical bedrock principle of our republican form of government,” said Gov. Mike Dunleavy. “There are too many critical questions that need to be answered to give the American people confidence that their vote counts.”
“Signing onto cases such as this should never be taken lightly. While this case concerns election integrity, it also has an impact on state’s rights. As Alaskans, we should all be careful about involving ourselves in the inner workings of other states. However, the issue of election integrity impacts all of us, and the question of free and fair elections must be answered in order for all Americans to have confidence in our system. We hope for an expedited decision from the Supreme Court,” Dunleavy said.
Alaska becomes the 18th state to back the lawsuit against Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan for violating election laws.
Six states are signed onto the lawsuit Thursday: Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Utah.
[Read the Texas filings here.]
The amici brief was filed Wednesday by the attorneys general of 17 states where Trump was the projected winner involved Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia.
