Alaska governor orders probe into alleged effort to confuse Senate voters
Summary
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered the Department of Public Safety to investigate an alleged effort to recruit candidates for the state Senate race who could confuse voters. The order followed a New York Times report alleging that people linked to Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee helped recruit a candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan; both groups denied involvement.Key Facts
- Dunleavy said the Alaska Division of Elections investigated similar concerns in June.
- He directed the Department of Public Safety to determine whether the effort violated state law and whether criminal or civil action was warranted.
- The New York Times reported that its account drew on 12 sources, text messages and documents.
- The Times said the alleged effort was internally called the “ballot composition project” and aimed to recruit a candidate who might draw votes from Sen. Dan Sullivan.
- Peltola’s campaign committee said it had no involvement with either Sullivan campaign.
- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said it was not involved with Dan J. Sullivan.
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