Attorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible'
Summary
Alaska’s Republican-run government asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to delay certification in the state’s U.S. Senate race. The state argued that separating ballots cast for a second candidate named Dan Sullivan would be impossible without violating voter privacy, and said the candidate legally belongs on the ballot.Key Facts
- The Justice Department filed suit at President Donald Trump’s direction to halt certification of a possible win by Democrat Mary Peltola.
- The lawsuit argues that voters may have been confused by a second candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
- On Friday, the Justice Department asked the judge to separate ballots showing votes for the second Dan Sullivan.
- Alaska’s Saturday filing called that request impossible to carry out without violating voter privacy.
- The state said the ballot distinguishes the senator as a Republican incumbent and lists the other candidate as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
- The Alaska Supreme Court ruled this summer that the second candidate met the legal requirements to remain on the ballot.
- Peltola has denied involvement in placing the second Sullivan on the ballot.
- A federal judge set Saturday as the deadline for arguments on whether to dismiss the lawsuit without a hearing.
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