Armstrong holds a 10-point lead over Republican Liz Vazquez, a difference of 737 votes, in the race for House District 16. Additional votes are set to be counted today.
The subpoenas seek clarity on the operations of the independent expenditure group A Stronger Alaska.
If successful, the lawsuit could prevent him from being seated, resulting in a second-place finisher being seated instead.
As for the legislative races, there’s been a fair bit of movement with it generally being good news for Democrats, independents and moderate Republicans.
At an emergency hearing, attorneys for both groups argued the requests for information went too far but insisted they were not intentionally stonewalling the investigation.
State law allows for challenges to a candidate’s eligibility 10 days after the candidate filing deadline in June or after the election is completed through an election contest.
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It turns out the more Alaskans hear about a constitutional convention, the less likely they’ll be to support one.
The ads, some labeled as satire, are targeted at many of the closest state House and Senate races.
After the result, there was some criticism of ranked choice voting, including a comment from Arkansas U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, who called it a “scam.”
“These comments raise the question: is RCV some kind of crazy scam to rig elections?” they asked in their paper. “The short answer is: No. (The long answer is: Nooooooo.),” they wrote.