Army veteran can't run for office in Alaska

Army vet disqualified from running as election candidate... because she was HOMELESS
By CHRISTINE SHOW
PUBLISHED:13 July 2012
Daily Mail UK

A U.S. Army veteran was disqualified from running for a seat as a state representative because she was homeless.

Barbara Bachmeier, a Republican from Anchorage, Alaska, was told she was ineligible to run for a seat in the state's District 13 because she didn't meet residency requirements.

The woman had lived in her truck for a time while she struggled to find a permanent home.
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