Alaska Judge Rules Against Mary Peltola Over Ballot Request
Summary
An Alaska Superior Court judge ruled that state election officials do not have to provide Mary Peltola’s campaign with records identifying rejected absentee ballots while they process ballots from the recent midterm elections. The campaign sued to obtain the records and rejection reasons, saying it wanted to ensure eligible votes were counted.Key Facts
- Judge Thomas Matthews said the campaign’s request was not reasonable to fulfill at that time.
- Matthews cited the workload of processing ballots and concerns about protecting voter privacy.
- The campaign filed its lawsuit last Friday.
- The Alaska Senate race remained uncalled in the article, with Peltola narrowly ahead of incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.
- About 86 percent of votes had been counted as of early Thursday, according to the article.
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