Arguments outlined by attorneys in a lawsuit filed in Superior Court against the Haines Borough and assembly member Greg Goodman have centered on the applicability of Alaska statute in borough elections and the importance of intent in determining residency.

Karen Hess, a write-in candidate in the October assembly election, has challenged that Goodman did not meet borough residency requirements when he ran for assembly seat “E.” Goodman resigned as Haines Police chief effective April 2008…