Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Peltola asks judge to toss US lawsuit over certification
Peltola says the case lacks legal basis and could let federal officials interfere in a race that may decide Senate control.
- 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 contend the federal intervention unconstitutionally intrudes on state-run elections already resolved by the Alaska Supreme Court months ago.
- Peltola's team requested a federal judge order the DOJ to respond by Tuesday, seeking dismissal this week before November 3 amid concerns the lawsuit could 'lay the groundwork for unlawful efforts to challenge a potential Peltola victory.'
- Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the filing Sunday as necessary to determine whether voter confusion violated the law, while the race winner could determine which party holds a Senate majority starting in January.
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Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Peltola asks judge to toss US lawsuit over certification
Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in a pivotal Alaska race that could determine control of the chamber, asked a federal judge to dismiss the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking to block the state from certifying results if the Republican incumbent candidate loses narrowly.
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Peltola asks judge to toss U.S. lawsuit over certification
Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in a pivotal Alaska race that could determine control of the chamber, asked a federal judge to dismiss the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking to block the state from certifying results if the Republican incumbent candidate loses narrowly.
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Peltola asks judge to toss lawsuit over certification
Mary Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate in a pivotal Alaska race that could determine control of the chamber, asked a federal judge to dismiss the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking to block state certification if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.
The Democrats of Alaska and the Democratic candidate in the Senate Mary Peltola asked [...] This article Mary Peltola's campaign uses Trump's Truth Social publication in a legal file in Alaska before the mid-term elections appeared first on SecretNews.
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