text: Meanwhile, another comment that was deleted was about this. This distraction by Walker takes reporters away from looking into serious irregularities re: Beltrami's candidacy because they 'don't have the time to look into it' as they have to report on what should have been a private health matter explained away with a simple press release:
  
  http://mustreadalaska.com/vince-beltrami-shouldnt-even-be-on-the-ballot/
  
  BELTRAMI DIDN’T TURN IN HALF THE SIGNATURES REQUIRED
  When Vince Beltrami filed signatures to run as an independent candidate, he came up short. He had 70 verified signatures. He needed 170.
  
  But the Division of Elections certified Beltrami anyway, ignoring state law:
  AS 15.25.170. Required Number of Signatures For District-Wide Office....
  
  The Division of Elections has had a bad year for performance. It had to have one of the legislative races,...
   
  Division of Elections will not release a copy of the signatures on Beltrami’s petition,...
  
  ...inept, mismanaged, untrustworthy...