House Panel Summons Jerid Kurtz in Alaska Ballot Scheme Carrying Up to 10 Years

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 5

Nov. 6 is the date House Oversight Chairman James Comer set for Jerid Kurtz to appear for a transcribed interview over allegations operatives tried to place a second Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s Senate ballot.
The inquiry centers on whether recruiting Dan J. Sullivan was meant to confuse voters and siphon support from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s four-person ballot.
David Eastman, a former Alaska state lawmaker, said an operative he later identified as Kurtz posed as a conservative recruiter in April and urged him to enter the race; Eastman also said the FBI interviewed him.
Article III Project attorney Will Chamberlain said a coordinated effort to deceive voters about candidate identity could violate 18 U.S.C. § 241, exposing participants to felony charges punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The allegations widened after former staff for Democratic nominee Mary Peltola discussed the reported scheme with the New York Times, though whether the same-name candidacy changed the election outcome remains unproven.