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In Alaska, Joe Miller steps aside for Lisa Murkowski to take Senate seat
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Dec 27, 2010 04:25pm |
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| Category | Announcement |
| Author | Amanda Paulson |
| News Date | Monday, December 27, 2010 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | This just in: Joe Miller is dropping his efforts to keep Lisa Murkowski from being certified as the winner in Alaska's Senate race.
Mr. Miller, who lost to Senator Murkowski's write-in campaign in an upset, has argued that thousands of write-in votes for Murkowski should not have been counted. He is continuing with a federal suit – "for the sake of the integrity of the election" – but he says he is withdrawing his objection to the certification so that Alaska can have its full delegation seated next month. That means Murkowski will be sworn in on Jan. 5 with the rest of the 112th Congress.
"This decision will allow Alaskans to focus on bringing fairness and transparency to our elections process without distraction of the certification issue," Miller said in a statement. |
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