Judge Moves Miller Lawsuit to Juneau

From the Anchorage Daily News website:

JUNEAU -- A state court judge has moved a lawsuit over Alaska's still-disputed U.S. Senate race from Fairbanks to the state capital, Juneau.

Judge Douglas Blankenship said the case brought by Republican nominee Joe Miller raises statewide issues and that he believes it's inconvenient for the state to be involved in a case in Fairbanks, about 620 miles from Juneau.

He said it may be necessary for a recount or for disputed ballots to be inspected and that he did not want to do anything that might "further risk the integrity of the election" -- like moving the ballots from Juneau to Fairbanks.

Blankenship told attorneys a status hearing would be held Wednesday.

He did not rule on whether Sen. Lisa Murkowski could intervene in the case, saying he'd leave that to the next judge.

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