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July 29, 2008

Alaska GOP Could Choose Replacement for Stevens If He Wins Primary

@ 4:02 pm by Walter Alarkon

Should Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) still win his party's nomination for Senate, Alaska Republicans could replace him on the ballot. If he doesn't, the party would find itself in a bit of a pickle.

Stevens is facing questions over his electability now that he has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he failed to report gifts he received from a private company.

He is already running behind Democrat Mark Begich polls. And none of Stevens's challengers for the GOP nomination have raised more than $200,000 for the campaign. The 7-term senator has raised $4.2 million.

Since the state's candidate filing deadline has passed, no other Republicans can get onto the August 26 primary ballot. Perhaps the best way for Republicans to get viable nominee is for Stevens to win the primary.

Below is the statute that would allow GOP leaders to pick its candidate should Stevens win:

AS 15.25.110. Filling Vacancies By Party Petition.

If a candidate of a political party nominated at the primary election dies, withdraws, resigns, becomes disqualified from holding the office for which the candidate is nominated, or is certified as being incapacitated in the manner prescribed by this section after the primary election and 48 days or more before the general election, the vacancy may be filled by party petition. The central committee of any political party or any party district committee may certify as being incapacitated any candidate nominated by their respective party by presenting to the director a sworn statement made by a panel of three licensed physicians, not more than two of whom may be of the same political party, that the candidate is physically or mentally incapacitated to an extent that would in the panel's judgment prevent the candidate from active service during the term of office if elected. The director shall place the name of the person nominated by party petition on the general election ballot. The name of a candidate disqualified under this section may not appear on the general election ballot.

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