DUKE: Murkowski’s 800-Mile Voter ID Horror Story Falls Apart Under Scrutiny

By The Daily Caller (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-27 14:43:12 | Updated at 2026-09-25 09:45:10 4 weeks ago

August 27, 2026 6:00 AM ET

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Washington’s hypothetical reasons for not doing things tend to fall apart under scrutiny.

THE EXCUSES ARE GETTING RIDICULOUS

Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkoswki came up with a particularly dramatic reason to not support the SAVE America Act.

Imagine, she said, that you are a fisherman or school teacher in Unalaska, a remote island community off the southern tip of Alaska.

An Unalaska resident may have to fly 800 miles to Anchorage — spending thousands of dollars — to satisfy the ID and citizenship requirements in the election integrity bill, Murkowski argued.

Fairly compelling stuff.

Except someone decided to actually audit Murkowski’s excuse.

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