October 26, 2020
Monday AM

The most misleading word on a political candidate’s campaign poster right now is the term “Independent”.

When Alaskans register to vote and list “Independent” as their party affiliation they will automatically be added to the roles of the Alaskan Independence Party (AKIP). According to the AKIP website, www.akip.org, it is “An Alaskan political party whose members advocate a range of solutions to the conflicts between federal and local authority? from advocacy for state's rights, through a return to territorial status, all the way to complete independence and nationhood status for Alaska”.

Further confusing the term “Independent” is the use in political advertising by candidates who are registered as Undeclared (i.e. ”having allegiance to a political party but choosing to not declare that allegiance for personal reasons”) but claim to be “Independent”, yet are not registered as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party. That is false advertising at best, as well as purposefully misleading voters who think they are just voting for a candidate that is unencumbered and owes no allegiance to a political party.

Dan Ortiz has misled the voters of District 36 for years. He is registered as “Undeclared” NOT Independent, NOT a member of the Alaskan Independence Party? Undeclared (he does have a political party, but he chooses not to tell us). Talk about playing politics with the people of District 36!

Sincerely,

Hans H. Antonsen
Ketchikan, Alaska

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Received October 20, 2020 - Published October 26, 2020

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