Criminal investigation of Alaska Senate race is ‘ongoing,’ U.S. Attorney says
The lawsuit says two Dan Sullivans on the ballot could confuse voters and alter the Senate result, with control of the chamber at stake.
- On Friday, Judge Sharon Gleason kept a fast track for a DOJ lawsuit seeking to delay Alaska's Senate election certification due to potential voter confusion over two Dan Sullivans on the ballot.
- The legal challenge stems from concerns that voter confusion between Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and another candidate with his name could influence the race against Democrat Mary Peltola.
- Alaska election officials and the Peltola campaign asked Gleason to dismiss the case, arguing the DOJ lacks legal authority to block certification based on shared candidate names.
- Judge Gleason ordered the DOJ to respond by 1 p.m. Alaska Time Friday to dismissal motions, with a final ruling possible before Election Day on Tuesday.
- The winner of this Alaska Senate race could determine which party holds a majority in the Senate, where Republicans currently control 53 seats in the 100-member chamber.
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Democrats are accused of having their namesake run against a Republican senator in Alaska.
Trump administration accelerates Alaska Senate race probe | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON/ANCHORAGE >> President Donald Trump’s administration stepped up criminal and civil investigations into allegations that Democrats conspired to recruit a spoiler candidate in a critical Senate race in Alaska, U.S. officials said today, injecting fresh uncertainty into Tuesday’s congressional midterm election.
Criminal probe underway in Alaskan Senate race controversy
The top U.S. federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting a U.S. Senate candidate on the ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent.
The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation and filed a lawsuit over possible ballot confusion
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