State prosecutors ask to delay new election misconduct trial for former Alaska legislator (R)

A state judge in Anchorage has again delayed a new election misconduct trial for former state Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, after state prosecutors requested the postponement.

Earlier this year, judges Catherine Easter and Thomas Matthews scheduled a new trial for June, but Judge Josie Garton agreed on May 1 to postpone the trial until the state Court of Appeals takes up a review requested by the state. Under the current briefing schedule for that review, a trial isn’t likely until the fall at the earliest.

In 2020, prosecutors accused LeDoux of five felonies and nine misdemeanors in connection with the 2018 primary election, the 2018 general election and the 2014 general election. They claimed LeDoux encouraged people to register to vote in her district despite not living there.

The charges related to the 2014 election were dismissed as untimely.





https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/state-prosecutors-ask-to-delay-new-election-misconduct-trial-for-former-alaska-legislator/