Trump Bid to Block Alaska Senate Results Rejected by Obama-Appointed Judge
Summary
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to stop Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate election results while the government investigated whether voters might confuse two candidates named Sullivan. The Justice Department said it plans to appeal; the election was scheduled for Tuesday.Key Facts
- Judge Sharon Gleason ruled that the National Voter Registration Act did not authorize the federal government to bring its claim.
- The Justice Department sought to preserve and separate ballots ranking Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. so it could investigate possible voter confusion.
- The ballot listed incumbent Dan S. Sullivan as a registered Republican and Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. without a party designation.
- Alaska’s Republican-led government urged the court to dismiss the case, citing practical difficulties and voter-privacy concerns.
- Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, which can transfer a ballot to another candidate the voter ranked if a higher-ranked candidate is eliminated.
- Justice Department spokesperson Kiersten Pels said the department plans to appeal the ruling.
- Trump accused Sullivan Jr. of a criminal act and said he had disappeared, but the article reports no evidence for those claims.
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