House GOP launches probe into Peltola campaign ballot stacking allegations
Investigators are seeking testimony from 2 Democratic operatives regarding alleged efforts to manipulate the electoral process, according to House Oversight Committee members.
- On Thursday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer launched an investigation into Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign, alleging a scheme to recruit a Senate candidate named Dan J. Sullivan to confuse voters and siphon support from incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
- The inquiry follows allegations that Peltola's staff and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee aides recruited candidates to run on the ranked-choice ballot, including one who switched his registration to Republican just before the deadline.
- Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy directed the Department of Public Safety to investigate potential legal violations, while Attorney General Todd Blanche stated Wednesday, "They are trying to take votes away from the incumbent."
- President Donald Trump called for prosecution on Wednesday, describing the effort as "voter fraud at the highest level," while Peltola suggested the report was a "distraction" from Sen. Sullivan's support of the war in Iran.
- Chairman Comer requested testimony from former campaign manager Elisa Rios and operative Jerid Kurtz for early November, though Peltola's campaign denies involvement, citing similar ballot-stacking tactics previously used by Republicans in Alaska.
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Comer To Investigate Dems Over Alaska Senate Race
Axios reports: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating allegations that Democratic operatives recruited an Alaska Senate candidate with the same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) in a bid to siphon votes from him. The probe draws Congress into an escalating controversy surrounding Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign in one of … The post Comer To Investigate Dems Over Alaska Senate Race appeared first…
Comer Plans to Grill Democrats on Ballot-Stacking Scheme
“House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer launched an investigation on Thursday into an alleged scheme operated by Mary Peltola’s campaign and other Democratic operatives to recruit a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name as Alaska’s Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan,” the Washington Sun reports. “The plot was part of an apparent bid to siphon votes […]
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KGANHouse panel launches probe into Peltola campaign over recruiting Senate candidates claims
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer launched a probe into Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign for allegedly recruiting spoiler Senate candidates.
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