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Judge weighs lawsuit brought by Peltola campaign over absentee ballots in Alaska’s US Senate race
The campaign says the lists would help ensure qualified ballots are counted, while state attorneys argue the reports contain confidential voter information.
- On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by Alaska Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign seeking a list of rejected absentee voters in one of the midterm's most closely watched races.
- The campaign sued Friday, three days after the ranked choice election, to ensure all qualified votes are counted; attorneys for the State argued that releasing requested lists would violate voter privacy.
- Michaela Thompson, who manages absentee ballot review boards, stated the State's "old, inflexible" voter database cannot produce reports excluding confidential addresses. Observers must sign confidentiality agreements and cannot record information from reports.
- Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan's campaign filed a motion supporting the State's position, while Matthews plans to issue a ruling within a day of Tuesday's hearing.
- With the election too early to call, the Division of Elections targets Nov. 18 to finalize tabulations if no candidate wins more than 50% of first-choice votes.
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Judge weighs lawsuit brought by Peltola campaign over absentee ballots in Alaska's US Senate race
An Alaska state judge says he expects to issue a swift decision in a lawsuit filed by the campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola.
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