Can You Run for a House Seat From a Prison Cell in Another State?

<![CDATA[We've been trying to keep up with covering all of the twists and turns being seen in Alaska's race for the state's lone seat in the House of Representatives. It's a complicated task, particularly because of all of the complexities of the state's bizarre ranked-choice voting system. The race finally appeared to settle down this month to what should amount to a head-to-head matchup between incumbent Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican challenger Nick Begich. But now an even stranger wrinkle has been added into the mix. Peltola is also being challenged by another Democrat named Eric Hafner. What makes Hafner so unique is the fact that he's never even been to Alaska in his life and he's currently residing in a jail cell in New York. And yet a judge ruled this week that he must appear on the ballot. You might be thinking that's impossible, but under Alaska's rules, pretty much anything goes, or so it seems. (NPR)]]>