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  • State Supreme Court rules legislator met residency requirement to serve

    James Brooks, Alaska Beacon|Feb 1, 2023

    The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld the disputed residency eligibility of Anchorage Rep. Jennie Armstrong to serve in the Legislature. In a decision issued Jan. 13, four days before the Legislature convened, three of the court’s justices voted 2-1 to uphold a lower-court decision in Armstrong’s favor on the residency question. The justices did not provide an immediate explanation for their decision; one will be published in the coming months. The Supreme Court decision was the result of a lawsuit filed by Liz Vazquez, who lost to Armstrong by...