北达科他州立法候选人，死于新冠肺炎(新型冠状病毒肺炎)仍将在今年11月的投票中。
55岁的大卫·安达尔于10月5日在与病毒及其家人的短暂斗争后去世在一份声明中说第二天。这位俾斯麦本地人是竞选该州第八区两个席位的四名众议院候选人之一。
本周，北达科他州司法部长韦恩·斯坦纳杰姆讲述了安达尔最近的死亡对将军的影响选举。司法部长称，军方和海外选民的提前投票在选举前46天开始，其他合格选民的提前投票在选举前40天开始。周一，该州开始提前进行面对面投票。
在一个意见周二发布的Stenehjem说，法院使用“美国”规则，“为已故候选人投票应该被计算在内。”
“如果一个已故的候选人获得了大多数选票，他就当选了，”他说。“但是，如果占优势的候选人已经去世，该候选人就不再具备资格，就会出现空缺。州法律规定了填补立法机构空缺的程序。”
事实上，国务卿的网站仍然将安达尔列在选票上。如果他赢了，州共和党将被允许任命他的继任者，明星论坛报据报告的。
安达尔和共和党新人戴夫·内林(Dave Nehring)都获得了共和党的支持，并在6月份激烈的共和党初选中击败了现任总统杰夫·德尔泽(Jeff Delzer)和鲍勃·惠勒(Bob Wheeler)。
安达尔是一个牧场主和土地开发商，他也在伯利县规划和分区委员会工作了16年。他的葬礼是在星期三。
他的死亡发生在北达科他州迄今为止与冠状病毒斗争最糟糕的一个月。该州最近几天记录了创纪录的新病例、住院人数和死亡人数。据《纽约时报》报道，过去一周，美国人均病例和死亡人数也是最多的，因为中西部正在与几个州的疫情作斗争。
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俾斯麦-伯利公共卫生护士Crys昆茨(左)和萨拉纳尔逊在哥伦比亚特区俾斯麦的俾斯麦活动中心内进行协商，车辆在那里排队进行每周一次的得来速新冠肺炎测试，2020年9月8日。
他的家人说，安达尔对冠状病毒“非常谨慎”，因为他确实有一些健康挑战。
他的家人说:“我们很伤心，我们要求人们记住他，不是因为他是怎么死的，而是因为他是怎么活着的。”。"大卫是一个善良、有爱心的人，他最大的快乐就是帮助别人。"
安达尔被称为“达科塔·戴夫”，他的死亡的注意到，因为“他的承诺，以促进他的家乡。”
North Dakota legislative candidate who died of COVID-19 still on the ballot
A North Dakota legislative candidate who died fromCOVID-19will still be on the ballot this November.
David Andahl, 55, died Oct. 5, after a short battle with the virus, his familysaid in a statementthe following day. The Bismarck native was one of four House candidates running for two seats in the state's 8th District.
This week, North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem addressed how Andahl's recent death could affect the generalelection. Early voting for military and overseas voters began 46 days before the election and for other eligible voters 40 days prior, according to the attorney general. Early in-person voting begins in the state on Monday.
In anopinionreleased Tuesday, Stenehjem said that the court uses the "American" rule, "where votes cast for the deceased candidate should be counted."
"If a deceased candidate receives the majority of the votes, the candidate is elected," he said. "However, if the prevailing candidate has died, the candidate is no longer qualified and a vacancy will exist. State law provides the process to fill vacancies of a legislative office."
Indeed, the Secretary of State's website still lists Andahl on the ballot. If he wins, the state Republican Party will be allowed to appoint his replacement, the Star Tribunereported.
Andahl and fellow GOP newcomer Dave Nehring both were endorsed by the Republican Party and defeated incumbent Jeff Delzer and Bob Wheeler in a heated Republican primary in June.
Andahl was a rancher and land developer who also served on the Burleigh County Planning & Zoning Commission for 16 years. His funeral was Wednesday.
His death came during what is shaping up to be North Dakota's worst month so far battling coronavirus. The state has recorded record new cases, hospitalizations and deaths in recent days. Over the past week, it also had the most cases and deaths per capita in the country, according to The New York Times, as the Midwest battles outbreaks in several states.
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health nurses Crys Kuntz, left, and Sara Nelson confer inside the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, N.D., where vehicles were lined up for the weekly drive-thru COVID-19 testing, Sept. 8, 2020.
His family said that Andahl was "very cautious" about the coronavirus "because he did have a few health challenges."
"We are heartbroken, and we ask that he be remembered not by how he died, but by how he lived," his family said. "David was a kind, caring man whose greatest joy was helping others."
Andahl was known as “Dakota Dave,” hisobituarynoted, because of "his commitment to promoting his home state."
