A new North Slope Borough Mayor has been on the job for three weeks now. But there are still big questions about the run-off election that Charlotte Brower won on Nov. 8. George Ahmaogak, who lost to Brower is contesting the election on several grounds. The wide ranging accusations are spelled out in a detailed 11 page statement that was requested by attorney Dennis Cook.
The Borough hired Cook as an independent investigator to help look into the claims.
Timothy McKeever is the lawyer working on the case for Ahmaogak. He says it certainly appears the election was mismanaged in a number of ways.
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