Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Peltola asks judge to toss US lawsuit over certification
- On Sunday, Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee filed a motion asking a federal judge to dismiss the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to block Alaska's Senate election certification.
- The DOJ sued Alaska's Division of Elections last week, alleging Daniel J. Sullivan's ballot presence confuses voters to benefit Peltola; President Donald Trump boasted on Friday that he ordered the legal action.
- Lawyers for Peltola argued the complaint is 'wholly baseless' and ignores Alaska's Ranked-Choice Voting mechanics, contending the federal intervention unconstitutionally intrudes on state-run elections already resolved by the Alaska Supreme Court.
- Peltola's team requested a federal judge order the DOJ to respond by Tuesday, seeking dismissal this week, expressing concern the lawsuit could 'lay the groundwork for unlawful efforts to challenge a potential Peltola victory' on November 3.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the filing Sunday as investigating voter confusion, while legal experts dispute the suit's merit; the race winner could determine which party holds a Senate majority starting in January.
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Peltola campaign's alleged Dan Sullivan spoiler plot takes new turn as DOJ faces major legal hurdle
The Department of Justice faces an uphill battle in its Alaska Senate race lawsuit, seeking to prove voter confusion between two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the ballot.
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Alaska fights back against Trump-ordered elections lawsuit, seeks its dismissal
Attorneys representing the state of Alaska have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice that is seeking to halt the certification of the state’s ongoing U.S. Senate election.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Yu-mi = The U.S. state government of Alaska [will] finalize election results if the Republican Senate candidate suffers a narrow defeat in the November 3 midterm elections...
Vance responds to question about ‘insulting’ Alaska election lawsuit
Vice President Vance on Tuesday slammed an independent candidate with a similar name to Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) as committing “electoral fraud” when answering a question about his administration’s lawsuit over the Senate race in the state. “Why shouldn’t Alaskans find it insulting that the administration appears to be suggesting they can’t read the word…
TRUMP has already ordered legal action in Alaska that could delay the official confirmation of the Senate election results if the incumbent Republican senator loses.
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